A quarterly specialized journal
The Message Of Folklore from Bahrain To The World

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Research into the problem of elite culture and folk culture: Teaching folk culture in Morocco
Issue 33

Before discussing the issue of folk culture and its relationship with the culture of the elite in Morocco, we must talk about the Western understanding and...

Characteristics of the cadences of Tunisian folk music
Issue 28

Folk music’s characteristics reflect the soul, essence and culture of the society from which the music emerged. Since the development of research methods...

The Documentation of Popular Literature
Issue 17

This research focuses on popular literature. Though it is a subset of heritage, it conveys independent messages based on the compositional function of words....

Diversity in the National Heritage of Jordan: The Kurdish Sect as an Example
Issue 8

The purpose of this research paper is to demonstrate the facets of the popular heritage of Jordan, as manifested in the Kurdish Sect, including the role of...

Traditional children’s clothing in Saudi Arabia’s Najd desert
Issue 31

This study of traditional children‘s clothing in the Najd desert involved recording and classifying the clothing and accessories. The study focused on...

Preface
Issue 2

The first issue of Folk Culture magazine came to light and celebrating the happy occasion is petering out. Yet the responsibility of rooting this periodical in...

Folkloric Beliefs in Tunisia’s Sabasib
Issue 22

All forms of cultural and spiritual folkloric heritage offer fertile ground for creativity and encourage cultural developmental projects. Representing our...

African Tribal Tattoos
Issue 13

Over time, primitive man in Africa has transformed several norms, rules and models of collective behaviour into personal and communal social imperatives. The...

The Dynamic of Tradition: Or How the international becomes local, national and then international
Issue 10

The starting point in this research is an observation made in the field. This point generated the question, how the local pottery craftsmanship of Sajnan (a...

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