Folktale Classification

Folktale Classification is a methodological framework within Folktale Studies that systematically categorizes folktales according to recurring narrative structures, motifs, and thematic elements to enable comparative analysis and scholarly documentation.

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280

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2017–2026

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Classification Of Folktale VariantsComparative Folktale TypologyFolktale TaxonomyInternational Tale Type CataloguingJoke Tale ClassificationMotif Distribution AnalysisMythological Tale ClassificationNarrative Structure TypologyOral Tradition ClassificationRegional Tale Classification

Publications

218

Toward a Definition of Folklore in Context

Dan Ben‐Amos · Journal of American Folklore · 1971 · 414 citations · Full text

Humanities, Anthropology, Literature +7

Four Functions of Folklore

William Bascom · Journal of American Folklore · 1954 · 395 citations

Humanities, Anthropology, Folklore Studies +6

The Tree of Life: Universal and Cultural Features of Folkbiological Taxonomies and Inductions

Alejandro López, Scott Atran, John D. Coley et al. · Cognitive Psychology · 1997 · 371 citations

Humanities, Anthropology, Folklore Studies +13

The Types of the Folktale. A Classification and Bibliography

William A. Lessa, Antti Aarne, Stith Thompson · Journal of American Folklore · 1963 · 355 citations

Humanities, Folklore Studies, Linguistics +10

The Forms of Folklore: Prose Narratives

William Bascom · Journal of American Folklore · 1965 · 320 citations

Humanities, Folklore Studies, Folklore Theory +13

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Jan Harold Brunvand
University of Utah, United States
7 publications · 315 citations
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Stith Thompson
Indiana University, United States
7 publications · 1K citations
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Alan Dundes
University of California, Berkeley, United States
6 publications · 546 citations
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Jack Zipes
University of Florida, United States
6 publications · 476 citations
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T. Meder
Meertens Institute, Netherlands
4 publications · 62 citations
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Journal of American Folklore
JAF · 45 publications · 3.1K citations
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Choice Reviews Online
CRO · 27 publications · 1.4K citations
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Western Folklore
17 publications · 1K citations
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Asian Folklore Studies
9 publications · 326 citations
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American Literature
4 publications · 376 citations
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