Franz Boas and folklore Franz Boas was an immensely influential figure throughout the development of folklore as a discipline. At first glance, it might seem that his only concern was for the discipline of anthropology—after all, he fought for most of his life to keep folklore as a part of anthropology. Yet Boas was motivated by his desire to see both anthropology and folklore become more professional and well-respected. Boas was afraid that if folklore was allowed to become its own discipline the standards for folklore scholarship would be lowered. This, combined with the scholarships of "amateurs", would lead folklore to be completely discredited, Boas believed.
Franz Boas and folklore Franz Boas was an immensely influential figure throughout the development of folklore as a discipline At first glance it might seem that his only concern was for the discipline of anthropology—after all he fought for most of his life to keep folklore as a part of anthropology Yet Boas was motivated by his desire to see both anthropology and folklore become more professional and well-respected Boas was afraid that if folklore was allowed to become its own discipline the standards for folklore scholarship would be lowered This combined with the scholarships of "amateurs" would lead folklore to be completely discredited Boas believed