Foreword by Dan Ben-Amos
Abbreviations
Translator's Preface
Preface to the Third Edition
I. Introduction
II. The Genres of Folk Narrative and Their Relationship to Reality
Folktale and Legend
The Aetiological Narrative
Saint's Legend and Folksong
Folktales without the Happy Ending
Jest
III. The Folktale and the Reality of the Magical World-View Magic
Man and Animal—Transformation and Disenchantment
Manners and Customs
Cruelty in the Folktale
IV. The Modern Folktale as Believed Reality
Tribal Narratives
European Narratives
V. Paths of Rationalization
Ethnic Differences
Magical Thought and Modern Civilization
VI. The Folktale as a Mirror of the Real World
The Significance of Time and Place
The Social Milieu
VII. The Folktale's Inner Reality
The Narrator's Ego
The Folktale's Themes
Notes
Selected Bibliography
Tale Indexes
Subject Index
