Európa második folklórja?
What is the „second” folklore of Europe?

Summary/Abstract: Summarizing the achievements of my teaching “European folklore” at the Eötvös Loránd University (Budapest, between about 1965 and 2015) I published a concise summary about the „first half” of European folklore: Az európai folklór a középkor végéig (Budapest, 2015. Loisir, 322 pp.). It covers phenomena from the very first times in European history until the end of Middle Ages. Now I try to set out suggestions for its sequel, a volume regarding the period that extends from the 16th century until today. My major question is, can we speak about folklore in general when referring to the time before the end of the Renaissance? While using the term „first folklore in Europe”, how can we find similarities or dissimilarities between that and the „second folklore in Europe”? In my paper besides broader statements of a more general character I also present some clear case studies.

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