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folk tales       Search catalogue 294911944

Scope note
Designates publications about folk tales.

User tips
For publications of folk tales, use 'folk tales (form)'. Examples: 1. Contes peuls du Nord-Cameroun : le menuisier et le cobra / Dominique Noye. Descriptors: Cameroon, Fulani, folk tales (form) 2. Le nom propre dans les contes gbaya 'bodoe / Paulette Roulon. Descriptors: Central African Republic, names, folk tales, Gbaya

Used for
fairy stories
fairy tales
folk stories

Broader terms
oral literature

Related terms
folk tales (form)
storytelling

Subject category
19.02 ORAL LITERATURE

Indexing history
Also covers publications about fables indexed before 2006.

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