Folklore as a means of cultural studies (Sample: Hamedani proverbs)

The present article pursues to study a phenomenon of cultural elements related to Hamedan folklore called proverb. It seeks to know which socio-cultural concepts and issues the Hamedani proverbs epitomize. Hence, it is accomplished through qualitative research. The theoretical framework of the article is Clifford’s cultural interpretation hypothesis. Accordingly, the data collected is in line with sub-theories of interpretivism including structuralism, functionalism, semiotics and semantics to dramatize the social language for folklore and Hamedani proverbs.Furthermore, this qualitative research has utilized documentation technique and episodic interview to collect the required data. The study was conducted in the traditional areas of Hamedan like Needless to say, the interviews were conducted randomly. Research interpretation indicates that proverbs apply in various subjects social life which will be described later in the article.