Ben-Amos, Dan2023-05-232023-05-2319922017-10-20Ben-Amos, D. (1992) Folklore in the Ancient Near East. In The Anchor Bible Dictionary, volume 2, pp. 818-828. Yale University Press.https://repository.upenn.edu/handle/20.500.14332/41325This article will examine how the concept of "folklore" has been applied to the literature of the ANE. A. Terminology B. Comparative Method 1. Comparison with Ancient Cultures 2. Comparison with Postbiblical Literatures 3. Comparison with Islamic Cultures in the Near East 4. Cross-cultural Comparison 5. Comparison of Forms 6. Morphological Studies 7. Poetic Comparison C. Ethnographic Method 1. Themes and Figures 2. Genres 3. Transmission of Tradition D. Folklore and the Biblical Text© 1992. Yale University Press. The original volume is available for purchase at: https://www.amazon.com/Anchor-Yale-Bible-Dictionary-D-G/dp/0300140029Biblical StudiesCultural HistoryFolkloreHistory of ReligionJewish StudiesNear and Middle Eastern StudiesOral HistoryBook Chapter