"Folklore is artistic communication in small groups"
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Folklore in Context: Essays (1982), p. 14.
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Dan Ben-Amos
Dan Ben-Amos (September 3, 1934 – March 26, 2023) was a folklorist and professor at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, where he held the Graduate Program Chair for the Department of Folklore and Folklife.
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