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FINLAND HANS-JÖRG UTHER The Types of International Folktales. A Classification and Bibliography: Based on the System of Antti Aarne and Stith Thompson (Series: FF communications 284-6) Vol. 1: Animal Tales, Tales of Magic, Religious Tales, and Realistic Tales; Vol. 2: Tales of the Stupid Ogre, Anecdotes and Jokes, and Formula Tales; Vol. 3: Appendices Helsinki: Suomalainen Tiedeakatemia 2004 619pp/536pp/285pp ISBN 9514109635/-554/-619 euro55/euro45/euro30 (hardback); ISBN 9514109562/-627/-98643 euro50/euro40/euro27 (paperback)
For many years, the well-known fairy-tale typology of Aarne/Thompson was the main reference for scholars in the field. With the ATU (Aarne/Thompson/Uther), Hans-Jörg Uther, professor at the University of...