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Noun: folklorism
  1. Invention or adaptation of folklore; including any use of a tradition outside the cultural context in which it was created
    "In Western capitalist nations, he saw a preponderance of folklorism due to the expansion of industrial markets, ranging from tourism to commodity goods"

Derived forms: folklorisms

Type of: art movement, artistic movement

Encyclopedia: Folklorism