Khasi Folklore: An Introduction

Essay from the year 2010 in the subject Cultural Studies - Miscellaneous, North-Eastern Hill University, language: English, abstract: Folklore is a term coined by William John Thoms in the periodical 'The Athenaeum' in 1846 as he find the two terms commonly used in England 'Popular Antiquities' and 'Popular Literature' to be inappropriate. In proposing the word folklore, Thoms gave a collective name to 'the manners, customs, observances, superstitions, ballads, proverbs, etc of the 'olden time' and provided a linguistic basis for subsequently designating a distinctive field of study (folkloristics) and those who made the lore of the people' the focal point of their inquiries (folklorists). John Roberts is noteworthy to mention as he has produce some of his work by successfully adapted the Khasi third reader a few lessons of the Aesop's fables. U Jeebon Roy, U Rabon Singh and U Sib Charan Roy jaid Dkhar is a few earlier writers that have tried in their own way to instill the people the importance of folklore.