Prompt Cast
The Definition and Importance of Folklore in Society
TLDR Folklore encompasses a wide range of traditional art, literature, knowledge, practices, beliefs, and more, including family traditions and community customs. It is a binding agent for humanity that reinforces our own beliefs and shows similarities with other cultures, making it harder to feel exclusive or distant from them.
Timestamped Summary
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This episode is about the definition of folklore and how it encompasses a wide range of traditional art, literature, knowledge, practices, beliefs, and more.
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Folklore is not just associated with being backward or old-timey, but encompasses a wide range of modern traditions and practices that are shared within various groups.
09:49
Folklore encompasses a common imagination shared by humans across time and space, resulting in similar stories and explanations for certain phenomena, even among groups that have never met before.
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Folklore was coined in 1846 by William J. Tom's and originally referred to stories and traditions collected from folk in the countryside.
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Folklore is passed down by various folk groups, including children who have their own regional games and traditions.
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Family traditions, such as recipes and holiday customs, are a type of family folklore that is passed down through generations.
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Folklore can include community customs and traditions, but it can also encompass negative stories and rituals that support harmful practices.
33:38
Folklore can include various forms such as family recipes, inherited objects, and even jokes, which have been passed down through generations.
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Folk genres include oral genres like jokes, poems, and fairy tales, as well as material folklore such as artifacts, food recipes, and costumes, and even beliefs that affect behavior.
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Folklore is a binding agent for humanity that reinforces our own beliefs and shows similarities with other cultures, making it harder to feel exclusive or distant from them.
48:18
The hosts discuss a listener's theory that the singularity may have already happened and that sentient machines are waiting for the right time to reveal themselves.
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Society & Culture
