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fakelore: a standalone construct

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fakelore1 CONSTRUCTFakeloreDORSON · FOLKLORE STUDIES

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Folklore studies

material invented or rewritten by writers and promoters and presented to the public as genuine traditional folklore.

In folklore studies, fakelore refers to material invented or rewritten by writers and promoters and presented to the public as genuine traditional folklore. This meaning comes from Dorson (1976) in Folklore and Fakelore.[1]

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  1. Dorson, R. M. (1976). Folklore and Fakelore. Harvard University Press. https://doi.org/10.4159/harvard.9780674330207

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