folkloristics

[ fohk-law-ris-tik, -loh-ris- ]

noun

, (used with a singular verb)

1. folklore ( def 2 ).

Example Sentences

Valdimar Hafstein, a professor of folkloristics/ethnology at the University of Iceland, wrote in a 2018 book, “Making Intangible Heritage: El Condor Pasa and Other Stories From UNESCO,” that, given Robles’ travel through the Amazon and Andes to collect myths and music, part of a widespread tradition of “collector-composers,” it can be hard to describe the tune as either Robles’ original or an arrangement.

From Seattle Times