ইংরেজি থেকে বাংলা, ইন্টারপ্রেটিং ফোকলোর ফোক কারা? - অ্যালান ডান্ডেস| English to Bangla, Interpreting Folklore: Who are the folk? - Alan Dundes

Abstract

For the beginning student of folklore, an answer to the question "Who are the folk?" can provide both a fascinating and informative background on the subject of folklore. We are the Folk? Written by Alan Dundes is one of the best descriptions available. This article elaborates folklore science and weight of folk perspective in study of folklore. Dundes' discussion on the history of folklore study and concept of folk will take the readers to a confirm pronouncement that every human commune constituted of individuals possessing common cultural characteristics and behavioral patterns regardless of their socio-economic class in any context are folk. Folk may have unity of geographic boundary of beyond any physical boundary unity of religion, belief, occupation, and even institution etc. Folk must not mean illiterate or rural or underclass. The group of Atomic Scientists has their own folklore and they are a folk group of course. Mass use of computer has created new folk. In fact, folklore is eternal, so is the folk. Every individual belongs to a group or community or a number of groups or communities. Everyone may claim that we are the folk.