Students explore the range of traditions, beliefs, rituals, and physical objects that make up folk culture. They will also gain an appreciation of the ongoing process of adapting, reclaiming, and creating new folk culture.
This course equips students to be able to understand folklore in a specif context. They will also learn how to analyze the process of appropriation.
One of the most importat aspects of learning about a culature is experiencing their traditions and customs. Understanding another culture's folklore is a crucial step in understaning and relating to another ministry context.
There are multiple sections of Scripture that refer to making crafts or music with excellence. Whether appealed to in the Psalms or presented as part of crafting ritual items from the Temple, Scripture affirms the importance of excellence.
An appreciation of folk traditions and the ongoing process of adapting folk traditions (i.e. folklife) are an integral part of understanding culture.
Folk traditions and folklife are vital parts of the given context. An understanding of folklore is a vital complement to understanding cutlure since the two are essentially linked with context.
Exploring another culture's folklore and folklife will naturally push one back to understand his or her own folklore.
Considerations of folklore and folkllife are crucial practicall tools, since for a culture or sub-culture thiir folkllore and folklife are resources for self- and group-understanding.
Understaing folklore is closely tied to experiencing folklore with sound, taste, small, and the feel of artifacts and other cultural items.
