Poor people probably didn't get a lot of stories published. That's why they don't start: "I was sentenced to three months in the insane asylum for being poor." 🤔
@juergen_hubert@germany@folklore I believe that piece or folklore gained a depiction in Hellboy pages. I would have to search my collection to confirm that.
@TruthSandwich@austria@folklore Yes, folk stories are shaped by religious beliefs, including those pushed by the authorities.
But we should not discount the agency of folk storytellers. They had their own motivations, and I feel calling these stories "propaganda" is doing them disservice.