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

Year 2025, Volume: 14 Issue: 2, 347 - 360, 15.06.2025
https://doi.org/10.7884/teke.1605344

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.

References

  • Bauman, R. (1992). Folklore, culturel performances, and popular entertainments. New York: Oxford University.
  • Bauman, R. (2001). Tradition, anthropology of. In Neil J. Smelser & Paul B. Baltes (eds.), International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences, Elsevier. 21, 15819-15824. Doi:10.1016/B978-0-08-097086-8.12158-0
  • Boatright, Mody (1958). The family saga and other phases of American folklore. University of Illinois.
  • Briggs, A. K. (1996). Judges report. Folklore, 108(1–2), 123. Doi:10.1080/0015587X.1997.9715952
  • Briggs, C. L. (2009). The Politics of Discursive Authority in Research on the “Invention of Tradition”. Cultural Anthropology, 11(4), 435–469. Doi:10.1525/can.1996.11.4.02a00020
  • Dolby, S. (1977). The personal narrative as folklore. Journal of the Folklore Institute 14, no. 1/2 Special Double Issue: Stories of Personal Experiences, 9-30. Doi: 10.2307/3814039
  • Dolby, S. (2008). Literary folkloristics and the personal narrative. Bloomington: Indiana University.
  • Eyster, K. I. (1992). The personal narrative in fiction: faulkner's "the reivers". Western States Folklore Society, 51(1), 11-21. Doi: https://doi.org/10.2307/1499641
  • Fairclough, N. (1993). Discourse and social change. Cambridge: Polity.
  • Frazer, J. G. (2009). Fraser, R. (ed.). The golden bough: a new abridgement. New York: Oxford University.
  • Gill, S. (1987). Mother earth: an amerıcan story, Chicago: University Of Chicago.
  • Glassie, H. (1968). Take that night train to Selma”: an excursion to the outskirts of scholarship. Pennsylvania: Historical and Museum Commission. Doi:10.1111/j.0022-3840.1968.0201_1.x
  • Grimm, J. & Grimm, W. (1857). Kinder- und hausmärchen (children's and household tales). Göttingen: Verlag der Dieterichschen Buchhandlung.
  • Herder, J. G. (2002). Philosophical writings. Cambridge University.
  • Talcott, P. (1951). The social system. England: Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd.
  • Taylor, E. (2012). Primitive culture researches into the development of mythology, philosophy, religion, art, and custom. England: Cambridge University.

RICHARD BAUMAN, SANDRA DOLBY VE KAHTERINE BRIGGS’E GÖRE FOLKLORUN KİŞİSEL ANLATI METİNLERİNDE GELENEK KAVRAMI

Year 2025, Volume: 14 Issue: 2, 347 - 360, 15.06.2025
https://doi.org/10.7884/teke.1605344

Abstract

Bu çalışmada folklorun kişisel anlatı metinlerinde gelenek kavramı Richard Bauman, Sandra Dolby ve Katherine Briggs'in yaklaşımları çerçevesinde değerlendirilmiştir. Araştırma, gelenek kavramının yalnızca geçmişten günümüze aktarılan bir değerler bütünü olmadığını, aynı zamanda bireysel anlatılarda yeniden şekillenen dinamik bir olgu olduğunu ortaya koymuştur. Bu bağlamda kişisel anlatı metinleri geleneklerin aktarılmasında, yeniden inşasında ve dönüştürülmesinde hayati bir rol oynamaktadır. Anlatıcılar, geleneksel unsurları kendi yaşam deneyimleriyle birleştirerek bireysel hikâyeler aracılığıyla yeniden yorumlar ve günceller. Böylece folklor, hem bireysel hem de toplumsal bir süreç olarak ortaya çıkmaktadır. Richard Bauman, Sandra Dolby ve Katherine Briggs'in çalışmaları, gelenek kavramını hem bireysel hem de toplumsal bağlamlarda anlamak için önemli bir çerçeve sunmaktadır. Bu yaklaşımlar, kişisel anlatıların folklorik unsurların zenginliğini ve sürekliliğini anlamada merkezi bir rol oynadığını göstermektedir. Bu nedenle folklor çalışmalarında kişisel anlatı metinlerine daha fazla önem verilmesi, gelenek kavramının dinamik yapısının daha iyi anlaşılmasına katkıda bulunacaktır.

References

  • Bauman, R. (1992). Folklore, culturel performances, and popular entertainments. New York: Oxford University.
  • Bauman, R. (2001). Tradition, anthropology of. In Neil J. Smelser & Paul B. Baltes (eds.), International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences, Elsevier. 21, 15819-15824. Doi:10.1016/B978-0-08-097086-8.12158-0
  • Boatright, Mody (1958). The family saga and other phases of American folklore. University of Illinois.
  • Briggs, A. K. (1996). Judges report. Folklore, 108(1–2), 123. Doi:10.1080/0015587X.1997.9715952
  • Briggs, C. L. (2009). The Politics of Discursive Authority in Research on the “Invention of Tradition”. Cultural Anthropology, 11(4), 435–469. Doi:10.1525/can.1996.11.4.02a00020
  • Dolby, S. (1977). The personal narrative as folklore. Journal of the Folklore Institute 14, no. 1/2 Special Double Issue: Stories of Personal Experiences, 9-30. Doi: 10.2307/3814039
  • Dolby, S. (2008). Literary folkloristics and the personal narrative. Bloomington: Indiana University.
  • Eyster, K. I. (1992). The personal narrative in fiction: faulkner's "the reivers". Western States Folklore Society, 51(1), 11-21. Doi: https://doi.org/10.2307/1499641
  • Fairclough, N. (1993). Discourse and social change. Cambridge: Polity.
  • Frazer, J. G. (2009). Fraser, R. (ed.). The golden bough: a new abridgement. New York: Oxford University.
  • Gill, S. (1987). Mother earth: an amerıcan story, Chicago: University Of Chicago.
  • Glassie, H. (1968). Take that night train to Selma”: an excursion to the outskirts of scholarship. Pennsylvania: Historical and Museum Commission. Doi:10.1111/j.0022-3840.1968.0201_1.x
  • Grimm, J. & Grimm, W. (1857). Kinder- und hausmärchen (children's and household tales). Göttingen: Verlag der Dieterichschen Buchhandlung.
  • Herder, J. G. (2002). Philosophical writings. Cambridge University.
  • Talcott, P. (1951). The social system. England: Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd.
  • Taylor, E. (2012). Primitive culture researches into the development of mythology, philosophy, religion, art, and custom. England: Cambridge University.
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Primary Language English
Subjects Turkish Folk Literature, Turkish Language and Literature (Other)
Journal Section Articles
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Recai Bazancir 0000-0003-2393-508X

Publication Date June 15, 2025
Submission Date December 21, 2024
Acceptance Date March 10, 2025
Published in Issue Year 2025 Volume: 14 Issue: 2

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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