The basic difference I see between folklife and folklore is that of the living of a folk culture and that of its exports or results in the form of stories, songs, jokes and other types of folklore. I view it not as two areas where there is a sharing of terms and practices, but more as a cyclical sharing of effects. Meaning that folklife produces folklore and the people who share folklore create a folklife as they live its functions and meanings. Folk life products include folk art and folk craft and folklore includes legends and myths, personal narrative, music and song. They can not be separated completely one from the other for they influence each other and relate to one another in the way that a folk painting depicts the story of a folk myth.
Folk architecture is defined as a form of structure that has not been imagined and constructed by someone who has had formal training. It makes me think of the movie seven brides for seven brothers where there is a barn raising. This type of structure followed the design of other types of barns that were generally built at that time in that area but did not have an official blueprint.
No comments:
Post a Comment