Българската фолклористика и етнография – формиране и развитие
Bulgarian Folklore and Ethnography Studies – Formation and Development

Author(s): Maria Marinova
Subject(s): History, Anthropology, Customs / Folklore, Ethnohistory, Modern Age, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology, 19th Century
Published by: Център за стопанско-исторически изследвания
Keywords: folklore and ethnographic materials; foundations of scientific fields; first publications; Bulgarian revival
Summary/Abstract: The period, which is under review, is marked by two main trends: the publication of folklore and ethnographic materials, on one hand, and theoretical justification, on the other hand. A series of publications until the end of the 19th century laid the foundations of Bulgarian ethnology. At the same time, Rakovski’s “Indicator” and Ivan Shishmanov’s paper provide a scientific justification for the need to collect, record and store ethnographic materials. The article examines the works on Bulgarian folklore of Yuriy Venelin, Ivan Bogorov, Zahariy Knyazheski, Petko Slaveykov, Dimitar Miladinov and Konstantin Miladinov, Lyuben Karavelov, Kuzman Shapkarev, Dimitar Marinov, etc. It should be noted that a large number of collectors of folklore materials do not have a university education. However, by the end of the 19th century, the foundations of the sciences of ethnology and folkloristics were formed in Bulgaria.

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