Folk-Tale Networks: A Statistical Approach to Combinations of Tale Types
Folk-Tale Networks: A Statistical Approach to Combinations of Tale Types
Author(s): Julien d’HuySubject(s): Customs / Folklore, Evaluation research, Theory of Literature
Published by: Tartu Ülikool, Eesti Rahva Muuseum, Eesti Kirjandusmuuseum
Keywords: tales of magic; tale types; combinations; network; centrality;
Summary/Abstract: This paper is an attempt to study combinations of tale types using a networks approach and calculating the centrality index of each type (degree, betweenness, eigenvector centrality). The network of tale types seems to take the form of a ‘small world’ with a few types serving as bridges between highly connected sets of tale types. The centrality of each type also seems to depend more on its age than on how widespread it is.
Journal: Journal of Ethnology and Folkloristics
- Issue Year: XIII/2019
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 29-49
- Page Count: 21
- Language: English