The value of folklore as source of historical research

Sakal F.

MILLI FOLKLOR, sa.77, ss.50-60, 2008 (AHCI) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Basım Tarihi: 2008
  • Dergi Adı: MILLI FOLKLOR
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.50-60
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: folklore, history, methodology of history, ethnography, proverbs, epic, saga, folk music and folk song
  • Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

The folkloric materials are signs of the history of a society at present. The epics, historical anecdotes and pro verbs give clues of historical events. Even folk music and names can help for a researcher if the researcher has ability to evaluate them. As known, some times the statesmen evade some documents, which may contain unpleasant information to be put on the shelves of archives. In this case, the folkloric material can be very vital source of documents for a researcher to find out a historical event.