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Folklore Theory

Folklore Theory is a body of theoretical inquiry that systematizes understanding of folklore's nature, structure, meanings, and cultural significance through analytical frameworks and conceptual apparatus.

557

Publications

25.5K

Citations

581

Authors

170

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

56

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Publications

557

Auto/Ethnography: Rewriting the Self and the Social

Eduardo P. Archetti, Deborah Reed‐Danahay · Anthropological Quarterly · 1998 · 1.2K citations

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From the Beast to the Blonde: On Fairy Tales and Their Tellers

JoAnn Conrad · Journal of American Folklore · 1999 · 550 citations

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In search of authenticity: the formation of folklore studies

Choice Reviews Online · 1998 · 518 citations

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Cultural additivity: behavioural insights from the interaction of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism in folktales

Quan‐Hoang Vuong, Quang-Khiem Bui, Viet‐Phuong La et al. · Palgrave Communications · 2018 · 478 citations · Full text

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Journal of Folklore Research

Ray B. Browne · The Journal of American Culture · 2009 · 436 citations

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1–5 of 557

Authors

581

  1. AD
    Alan Dundes

    University of California, Berkeley, United States

    19 publications · 838 citations

    15

    h-index

  2. RM
    Richard M. Dorson

    Indiana University, United States

    11 publications · 551 citations

    10

    h-index

  3. SJ
    Simon J. Bronner

    Pennsylvania State University, United States

    9 publications · 207 citations

    9

    h-index

  4. JH
    Jan Harold Brunvand

    University of Utah, United States

    9 publications · 554 citations

    9

    h-index

  5. EO
    Elliott Oring

    California State University Los Angeles, United States

    6 publications · 226 citations

    6

    h-index

1–5 of 581

Institutions

170

  1. Indiana University

    Bloomington, United States

    7 h-index

    9 publications

    235 citations

  2. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

    Beersheba, Israel

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    379 citations

  3. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    315 citations

  4. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Urbana, United States

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    680 citations

  5. University of Hawaii at Hilo

    Hilo, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    36 citations

  6. Universidade Salvador

    Salvador, Brazil

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    82 citations

  7. Sultan Kudarat State University

    Tacurong, Philippines

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    75 citations

  8. University of Bristol

    Bristol, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    72 citations

1–8 of 170

Venues

  1. Journal of American Folklore

    JAF · 135 publications · 7.4K citations

    42

    h-index

  2. Western Folklore

    52 publications · 2.4K citations

    25

    h-index

  3. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 31 publications · 1.9K citations

    22

    h-index

  4. Folklore

    34 publications · 841 citations

    18

    h-index

  5. Asian Folklore Studies

    20 publications · 700 citations

    16

    h-index

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See also

Folklore Theory

Core Concepts

Theoretical Approaches

Historical Development

Analytical Units