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Folk literature, also called folklore or oral
tradition, the lore (traditional knowledge and
beliefs) of cultures having no written language. It is
transmitted by word of mouth and consists, as does
written literature, of both prose and verse narratives,
poems and songs, myths, dramas, rituals, proverbs,
riddles, and the like. Nearly all known peoples, now
or in the past, have produced it.
Folk literature, also called folklore or oral
tradition, the lore (traditional knowledge and
beliefs) of cultures having no written language. It is
transmitted by word of mouth and consists, as does
written literature, of both prose and verse narratives,
poems and songs, myths, dramas, rituals, proverbs,
riddles, and the like. Nearly all known peoples, now
or in the past, have produced it.
Folk Literature (Oral tradition)

Legends
Myths

Proverbs
Riddles
Poems
and
Rituals
songs

Dramas
Myth. A traditional story, usually involving supernatural
beings or events, that explains how some aspect of human
nature or the natural world came to be. A creation myth or
story is a specific kind of myth which provides explanations
about:

Cosmogony

Cosmology

Basis for the social order

 Cosmogony
Any model which explains how
the universe came into existence.

Beginnings, origins of everything

(matter and life).
 Cosmology
Any model which explains how does
the existing world function.

It aims to understand and explain

natural laws, phenomena, and the
physical universe.
 Basis for the social order

Mythical stories support and

validate social customs, values
and laws, by linking them to
important events in the past
(whether real or fictional).
 Social Order =
But what do
you mean with The established
"social order"?
distinctions
between what is
right and
wrong.
The Four Creations
Odin and Mir
The Separation of Heaven and Earth
The Story of Corn and Medicine
The Origin of Japan and her People
Death, and Life and Death
The Apache Creation
Creation by and of The Self
Marduk Creates the World
The Golden Chain
The Menominee and Manabush
The Naba Zid-Wendé
Pan Gu and Nü Wa
Yahweh
The Elohim
A potawotomi story
Birth in the Dawn
Life from the Moon and Stars
The Moon and the Morning Star
Gaia
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Choose one creation story from the
menu (just click on it) and read it.
2. For each story, explain what is the
cosmogony, the cosmology and the basis
for the social order.