Author: Thompson, Stith [1885-1976]
Title: Motif-index of Folk-literature : A Classification of Narrative Elements in Folk-tales, Ballads, Myths..,.: Volume Two: D-E
Description: Helsinki, Suomalainen Tiedeakatemia, 1933. orig.wrappers. 23x15cm, 435 pp. Series: Folklore Fellows, FF Communications, No. 107.. Rubbed. Spine sloped. Some chips & tears to wrapper edges. Good. ¶ Volume 2 only. Full title reads: "Motif-index of Folk-literature : A Classification of Narrative Elements in Folk-tales, Ballads, Myths, Fables,Mediaeval Romances, Exempla, Fabliaux, Jest-books, and Local Legends". Consists of: Chapter D: Magic: Transformation, Magic Objects; Magic Powers & Manifestations; Chapter E: The Dead: Resuscitation; Ghosts & Other Revenants; Reincarnation; The Soul.

Keywords: Comparative Folklore, Folktales, Myth Mythology, Oral Literature, Ethnology, Folk Beliefs, Magic, Literary History,