abstract: Institute of Art Studies, Folkloristics and Ethnology.In addition to those mentioned in the article the arguments and conclusions of the other European scientists -from Hungary, Poland and others -are described.At the same time, it should be noted that these investigations often are short of theoretical generalizations, a conceptual basis and a reliable methodology.Accumulation of new knowledge and research on the terminology of frontier study requires deeper consideration and unification of fol
journal: Materìali do ukraïnsʹkoï etnologìï