Koroonakriisi rahvapärased väljendused Eestis. Folkloori taaskasutus kui toimetulekuviis
Folk expressions of the corona crisis in Estonia. Reuse of folklore as a way of coping
Author(s): Reet Hiiemäe, Mare Kalda, Mare Kõiva, Piret Voolaid Subject(s): Language studies, Customs / Folklore, Health and medicine and law, ICT Information and Communications Technologies
Published by: SA Kultuurileht
Keywords: COVID-19 pandemic tradition; folkloristics; folklore reuse; memes; narratives; proverbs;
Summary/Abstract: The aim of the article is to provide an overview of the reuse of folklore as a way of coping, based on the narratives related to COVID-19 pandemic collected from written, oral and online sources from March to June 2020. By giving examples of thematic religious and belief tradition, memes and proverbs, we point out how each new epidemic revives certain core motifs and root texts, some of which are exceptionally productive. We conclude that such a creative reuse of certain well-known and tested motifs in the interpretation of the disease helps to alleviate the unpredictability involved by the epidemic and enhances the feeling of being in control, although some traditional motifs may also cause or exacerbate fears and irrational behaviour.
Journal: Keel ja Kirjandus
- Issue Year: LXIII/2020
- Issue No: 12
- Page Range: 1011-1032
- Page Count: 22
- Language: Estonian