Research Article

THE CONCEPT OF TRADITION IN PERSONAL NARRATIVE TEXTS OF FOLKLORE ACCORDING TO RICHARD BAUMAN, SANDRA DOLBY AND KAHTERINE BRIGGS

Volume: 14 Number: 2 June 15, 2025
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THE CONCEPT OF TRADITION IN PERSONAL NARRATIVE TEXTS OF FOLKLORE ACCORDING TO RICHARD BAUMAN, SANDRA DOLBY AND KAHTERINE BRIGGS

Abstract

This study evaluates the concept of tradition in personal narrative texts of folklore within the framework of the approaches of Richard Bauman, Sandra Dolby and Katherine Briggs. The research reveals that the concept of tradition is not only a set of values transmitted from the past to the present, but also a dynamic phenomenon that is reshaped in individual narratives. In this context, personal narrative texts play a vital role in the transmission, reconstruction and transformation of traditions. Narrators reinterpret and update traditional elements through individual stories by combining them with their own life experiences. Thus, folklore emerges as both an individual and a social process. The works of Richard Bauman, Sandra Dolby and Katherine Briggs provide an important framework for understanding the concept of tradition in both individual and social contexts. These approaches show that personal narratives play a central role in understanding the richness and continuity of folkloric elements. Therefore, paying more attention to personal narrative texts in folklore studies will contribute to a better understanding of the dynamic nature of the concept of tradition.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Turkish Folk Literature, Turkish Language and Literature (Other)

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

June 15, 2025

Submission Date

December 21, 2024

Acceptance Date

March 10, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 14 Number: 2

APA
Bazancir, R. (2025). THE CONCEPT OF TRADITION IN PERSONAL NARRATIVE TEXTS OF FOLKLORE ACCORDING TO RICHARD BAUMAN, SANDRA DOLBY AND KAHTERINE BRIGGS. Uluslararası Türkçe Edebiyat Kültür Eğitim (TEKE) Dergisi, 14(2), 347-360. https://doi.org/10.7884/teke.1605344
AMA
1.Bazancir R. THE CONCEPT OF TRADITION IN PERSONAL NARRATIVE TEXTS OF FOLKLORE ACCORDING TO RICHARD BAUMAN, SANDRA DOLBY AND KAHTERINE BRIGGS. TEKE. 2025;14(2):347-360. doi:10.7884/teke.1605344
Chicago
Bazancir, Recai. 2025. “THE CONCEPT OF TRADITION IN PERSONAL NARRATIVE TEXTS OF FOLKLORE ACCORDING TO RICHARD BAUMAN, SANDRA DOLBY AND KAHTERINE BRIGGS”. Uluslararası Türkçe Edebiyat Kültür Eğitim (TEKE) Dergisi 14 (2): 347-60. https://doi.org/10.7884/teke.1605344.
EndNote
Bazancir R (June 1, 2025) THE CONCEPT OF TRADITION IN PERSONAL NARRATIVE TEXTS OF FOLKLORE ACCORDING TO RICHARD BAUMAN, SANDRA DOLBY AND KAHTERINE BRIGGS. Uluslararası Türkçe Edebiyat Kültür Eğitim (TEKE) Dergisi 14 2 347–360.
IEEE
[1]R. Bazancir, “THE CONCEPT OF TRADITION IN PERSONAL NARRATIVE TEXTS OF FOLKLORE ACCORDING TO RICHARD BAUMAN, SANDRA DOLBY AND KAHTERINE BRIGGS”, TEKE, vol. 14, no. 2, pp. 347–360, June 2025, doi: 10.7884/teke.1605344.
ISNAD
Bazancir, Recai. “THE CONCEPT OF TRADITION IN PERSONAL NARRATIVE TEXTS OF FOLKLORE ACCORDING TO RICHARD BAUMAN, SANDRA DOLBY AND KAHTERINE BRIGGS”. Uluslararası Türkçe Edebiyat Kültür Eğitim (TEKE) Dergisi 14/2 (June 1, 2025): 347-360. https://doi.org/10.7884/teke.1605344.
JAMA
1.Bazancir R. THE CONCEPT OF TRADITION IN PERSONAL NARRATIVE TEXTS OF FOLKLORE ACCORDING TO RICHARD BAUMAN, SANDRA DOLBY AND KAHTERINE BRIGGS. TEKE. 2025;14:347–360.
MLA
Bazancir, Recai. “THE CONCEPT OF TRADITION IN PERSONAL NARRATIVE TEXTS OF FOLKLORE ACCORDING TO RICHARD BAUMAN, SANDRA DOLBY AND KAHTERINE BRIGGS”. Uluslararası Türkçe Edebiyat Kültür Eğitim (TEKE) Dergisi, vol. 14, no. 2, June 2025, pp. 347-60, doi:10.7884/teke.1605344.
Vancouver
1.Recai Bazancir. THE CONCEPT OF TRADITION IN PERSONAL NARRATIVE TEXTS OF FOLKLORE ACCORDING TO RICHARD BAUMAN, SANDRA DOLBY AND KAHTERINE BRIGGS. TEKE. 2025 Jun. 1;14(2):347-60. doi:10.7884/teke.1605344

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