How Should Folk Phenomena be Researched?

Abstract

The collection and preservation of folklore phenomena are of special value and importance to each nation and nation, as folklore material reflects the social, cultural and historical course of a society. Although the collection and preservation of folklore phenomena is a valuable mission, as long as the collected phenomena are not properly analyzed, researched, interpreted and scrutinized, they are of no more importance and value than raw materials. These raw materials gain value when they are used in a scientific way to achieve a specific goal. In addition to this topic, the study also looks at other hidden aspects of folklore. Because folklore illuminates the beliefs, assumptions and values ​​of a society; With these values ​​in mind, folklorists think that folklore is a mirror of the social significance and behavior of a society. This is because the social psychology of a nation mostly reflects itself in the folklore phenomena of that society.