…Recently, there has been an increase in research into material culture, such as household implements and tools of production, which have not been given much importance in folklore up until now. Interest in the beliefs and customs of ancient peoples dates back to ancient times, as exemplified by Herodotus, but the term folklore itself was first used in 1846 by the British scholar William Thoms. In England, the old customs and beliefs held by the common people were initially considered to be "remnants" of Greek, Latin, or Druidic pagan culture, and folklore was long defined as the "science of remnants." … *Some of the terminology that mentions "Thoms, W." is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…近来,これまでのフォークロアではそれほど重要視されなかった家庭用具,生産用具などの物質文化の研究も増えている。古代人の信仰や習俗に対する関心はヘロドトスに代表されるようにきわめて古くからあるが,フォークロアという用語自体は1846年イギリスのトムズWilliam Thomsによって初めて用いられた。イギリスにおいては民衆が保持している古い習俗,信仰などは,当初ギリシア・ラテン的あるいはドルイド教的異教の文化の〈残存〉と考えられ,フォークロアも長い間〈残存の科学〉と定義されてきた。… ※「Thoms,W.」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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