glance at the folkloric traditions of iran: its importance and relevance in the modern world

glance at the folkloric traditions of iran: its importance and relevance in the modern world

folklore has been the centre of attraction for research and study of the culture and traditions of different societies and communities all across the globe. therefore, considerable work has been done in various fields of study including anthropology, sociology and literature on folklore, the nature of the folklore, the liveliness of folklore in the day to day life of people, and the contrast and differentiation between folklore and popular culture.

this study will seek to contribute to a wider understanding of contextual and cultural influences on the values of folklore as an aspect of cultural identity, the nature of folklore in society, the notion of folklore as a process, and the scope of folklore in the contemporary modern world. thus, it deals with the study of the relationship between folklore and modernity and the changing patterns of society with time and the modernness of objectifying, representing and studying folklore and oral traditions.

the first section focuses on the emergence of the study of folklore in the west and then in iran. after that, the definition of folklore as a concept has been discussed and briefly its various elements are also pointed out. folklore as a modern concept, and the conception of folklore and its study as a modern trajectory is the main aim and objective of the study. the second section discusses the various folkloric traditions which are prevalent in the iranian society. and lastly the importance and relevance of these folkloric traditions in the modern and much evolved scientific world is discussed.