Folk belief
A broad genre of folklore expressed in customs and beliefs.
Folk belief is a broad genre of folklore encompassing narratives, customs, rituals, and behaviors influenced by magic, omens, and folk medicine. It appears across all levels of society and geographic settings, embodying culturally distinct features.
Quick Facts
- First evidence of term
- 1892
- Coiner of term
- Laurence Gomme
- Related coinage
- folklore (1846)
- Common synonym
- superstition
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