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Aging and Death in Folklore

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Description: Examples from folklore divided by subject rather than region.
, a library of folktales, folklore, fairy tales, and mythology. For most pre-industrial cultures, life's last chapter has been a bitter one. Surviving folklore reflects widespread resignation as to the inevitability of impoverishment, sexual impotence, failing health and vitality, and the loss of family and community status. No one expected the impossible. Such euphemisms as "golden years" and "senior citizens" did not exist.
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