Aarne–Thompson–Uther Index

The Aarne–Thompson–Uther Index (ATU Index) is a catalogue of folktale types used in folklore studies. The ATU index is the product of a series of revisions and expansions by an international group of scholars: Originally published in German by Finnish folklorist Antti Aarne (1910),[1] the index was translated into English, revised, and expanded by American folklorist Stith Thompson (1928,[2] 1961[3]), and later further revised and expanded by German folklorist Hans-Jörg Uther (2004).[4] The ATU index is an essential tool for folklorists, used along with the Thompson (1932) Motif-Index of Folk-Literature.[5]

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  5. ^ Dundes, A (1997). "The motif-index and the tale type index: A critique". Journal of Folklore Research. 34 (3): 195–202. JSTOR 3814885.
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