collect and study folklore
Yes, folklorists.
No. Folklorists study folklore and out it is told, originates, and is passe down. They do not try to demonstrate the moral good or evil of aspects of the stories.
Marietta Wetherill has written: 'Marietta Wetherill' -- subject(s): Biography, Folklorists, Navajo Indians, Indianists, Social life and customs 'Marietta Wetherill' -- subject(s): Folklorists, Navajo Indians, Indianists, Biography, Social life and customs
Gunnar Palander has written: 'Henrik Gabriel Porthan' -- subject(s): Biography, Folklorists, Philologists
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little bear and big bear Answer: In real life, they were linguists and folklorists. They "collected" stories from people and wrote them down.
Marjut Harju has written: 'Samuli Paulaharju, Ruijanrannan reppuherra' -- subject(s): Biography, Folklorists, Philologists
Evelia Cobos has written: 'They that laugh win' -- subject(s): Folklorists, Tales, Hispanic Americans, Folklore, Biography
August Pulst has written: 'August Pulst' -- subject(s): Diaries, Folklorists, Collectors and collecting, Social life and customs
Doris Sauer has written: 'Erinnerungen' -- subject(s): Biography, Folklore, Folklorists, History, National socialism, Political aspects of Folklore
Jacqueline Burgin Painter has written: 'An Appalachian medley' -- subject(s): Biography, Appalachians (People), Social life and customs, Folklorists
Ajio Fukuta has written: 'Minzoku gakusha Yanagita Kunio' -- subject(s): Folklorists, Study and teaching, Biography, Folklore 'Tera, haka, senzo no minzokugaku'