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Supernatural Folklore Final Exam Flashcards

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How does folklore diff from pop and elite culture?

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folk culture is deeply rooted in a specific place and community, whereas popular culture is widely accessible and trends quickly

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What are 3 major genres of folklore?

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  1. Material
  2. Customary
  3. Verbal
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What are the 3 major belief genres of folk tradition?

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  1. Legend
  2. Myth
  3. Memorate
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What is liminality? Ex.

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In between
EX. basement, bathroom, attic

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Cultural source hypothesis

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a theory that supernatural beliefs are a product of culture

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Experimental Source Hypothesis

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a supernatural experience people should take a face value

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What is worldveiw?

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the way we see ourselves and the relationship with the world around us

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What is a rational believer

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Clear memory of a supernatural encounter

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What is a monster?

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not human

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Ex. of ancient monster

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Griffins and Cylops

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Ex. of medieval monster

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Behemoth and Leviathan

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Ex. of scientific monster

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Hydra and Jo Jo the Dog Face Boy

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Ex. of psychological and future monsters

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psychopaths and cyborgs

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What is a shapeshifter?

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something that can change from one thing to another then return to the original form

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What are characteristics of vampires?

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pal, dark hair, pointy teeth, strong, fast

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Vampires under folk and scientific understanding?

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both use the same evidence to support certain conclusions

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What was the Great New England vampire panic?

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claiming dead people were werewolves, burning dead people

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How do you become a werewolves?

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Involuntary: witchcraft, hereditary
Voluntary: drink water from footprint, magical salve

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What is protection against werewolves?

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Silver bullet, garlic, burning

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What fears/anxieties might vampires and werewolves represent?

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Losing control, infection

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Compare/contrast pop cul. and folk representations of aliens over time?

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Pop: Green, dangerous
Folk: Green/gray, friendly

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4 kind of encounters with aliens?

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  1. sightings
  2. evidence
  3. contact
  4. abduction
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What are examples of of alien folklore that have been adopted in pop cul.?

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abductions, crop circles, men in black

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What is a typical narrative structure of an alien abduction narrative?

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What are common motifs in alien abduction narratives, common themes?
physical/mental examination, men in black, bright light
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Who are Betty and Barney Hill?
a couple who claims to have been abducted by aliens
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What are common features of UFO's?
flying disk, bright light
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What is a conspiracy theory?
covering a wide range of events that deal with questions of belief and express FEAR and DISTRUST
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Who is La Llorna?
A heart broken women who was said to have drowned her children and herself
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Compare La Llorna and other supernatural stories overlap?
She practically haunts the river/creek, pull children, kills/drowns them
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What is Dia Los Muertos?
The day of the dead
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What is an ofrenda?
A decorated altar that helps passed loved ones find their way home
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Under the sea monsters
Kraken, Each Uisge, Ninyo
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Relation of selkies, sirens and merfolk
tails, seem half mermaid have other animal
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What are mermaid like creatures?
selkies, sirens and merfolk
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What does it mean when mermaid have a dual nature?
beautiful but monsterous
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Compare the Disney little mermaid to Hans christen Anderson?
Instead of a happy ever after the mermaid dies, and the sister are supportive rather than not supportive
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What is ritual?
wide range of repeated actions
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What are key components and characteristics of Halloween celebrations in Northern Ireland?
carve gourds not pumpkins
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What are the huldufolk?
the hidden people
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How to Icelanders regard the hidden people?
with respect, natural, part of everyday life
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What are yokai? EX.
Japanesse shapeshifters EX. Kapi
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What are tanuki?
racoon dog
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what are characteristics tanuki?
shapeshifters
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What are legends about the kanuki?
mischievous, cheerful with wide eyes sometime wear straw hat
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What are some characteristics of legend?
true or false, about real places/people, center around an incident or episode
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How do Japanese tanuki legends help is understand cultural attitudes and dears to the changing environment?
losing nature
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Who is moth man?
a creature that is half man half moth
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What is moth man?
a creature that is half man and half moth
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What is the legends of moth man?
That disaster happens when is appears
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How does the story of moth man diff from the movie?
the movies is based on true events but not true at all
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What does moth man symbolize?
dangerous or a warning
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How do vampires in folk traditions differ from literary and pop cul.?
folk: monsters pop: attractive, sparkling
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What is virtual ostension?
frame of ostension online, act out of themes or events
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What is reverse ostension?
the action before the story
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Who is slender man?
leers kids to the woods
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Characteristics of slender man
tall, slender, no hands, long limbs, faceless
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What is creepypasta?
fiction or other media with elements of horror, typically posted online in the form of short narratives supposed to be true

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