Motif-Index of Folk-Literature - JSON

[
  {
    "code": "A",
    "slug": "mythological-motifs",
    "name": "Mythological Motifs",
    "description": "Motifs related to creators, gods, demigods, cosmogony, and establishment of natural order."
  },
  {
    "code": "B",
    "slug": "animals",
    "name": "Animals",
    "description": "Motifs concerning mythical animals, magic animals, and relationships between humans and animals."
  },
  {
    "code": "C",
    "slug": "tabu",
    "name": "Tabu",
    "description": "Motifs of taboos related to supernatural beings, sex, eating, looking, speaking, and punishments for breaking them."
  },
  {
    "code": "D",
    "slug": "magic",
    "name": "Magic",
    "description": "Motifs of transformation, magic objects, and magical powers and their manifestations."
  },
  {
    "code": "E",
    "slug": "the-dead",
    "name": "The Dead",
    "description": "Motifs concerning resuscitation, ghosts and revenants, reincarnation, and the soul."
  },
  {
    "code": "F",
    "slug": "marvels",
    "name": "Marvels",
    "description": "Motifs of otherworldly journeys, marvelous creatures, and extraordinary places and things."
  },
  {
    "code": "G",
    "slug": "ogres",
    "name": "Ogres",
    "description": "Motifs concerning ogres, giants, witches, devils, and other monsters."
  },
  {
    "code": "H",
    "slug": "tests",
    "name": "Tests",
    "description": "Motifs of identity tests, marriage tests, wisdom tests, tasks, and quests."
  },
  {
    "code": "J",
    "slug": "the-wise-and-the-foolish",
    "name": "The Wise and the Foolish",
    "description": "Motifs of acquiring wisdom, wise acts, foolish acts, cleverness, and folly."
  },
  {
    "code": "K",
    "slug": "deceptions",
    "name": "Deceptions",
    "description": "Motifs of deception for victory, fraudulent bargains, theft, and trickery."
  },
  {
    "code": "L",
    "slug": "reversal-of-fortune",
    "name": "Reversal of Fortune",
    "description": "Motifs of humble heroes triumphing, fall of the proud, and unexpected changes in fortune."
  },
  {
    "code": "M",
    "slug": "ordaining-the-future",
    "name": "Ordaining the Future",
    "description": "Motifs of prophecies, vows, bargains, curses, and other acts that determine the future."
  },
  {
    "code": "N",
    "slug": "chance-and-fate",
    "name": "Chance and Fate",
    "description": "Motifs of good luck, bad luck, chance discoveries, and the power of fate."
  },
  {
    "code": "P",
    "slug": "society",
    "name": "Society",
    "description": "Motifs concerning royalty, nobility, occupations, family relations, and social institutions."
  },
  {
    "code": "Q",
    "slug": "rewards-and-punishments",
    "name": "Rewards and Punishments",
    "description": "Motifs of rewards for good deeds, punishments for evil deeds, and karmic justice."
  },
  {
    "code": "R",
    "slug": "captives-and-fugitives",
    "name": "Captives and Fugitives",
    "description": "Motifs of captivity, escape, pursuit, and rescue."
  },
  {
    "code": "S",
    "slug": "unnatural-cruelty",
    "name": "Unnatural Cruelty",
    "description": "Motifs of cruel relatives, abandonment of children, persecution, and inhumane acts."
  },
  {
    "code": "T",
    "slug": "sex",
    "name": "Sex",
    "description": "Motifs of courtship, marriage, sexual relations, birth, and domestic life."
  },
  {
    "code": "U",
    "slug": "the-nature-of-life",
    "name": "The Nature of Life",
    "description": "Motifs concerning truths about life, nature of the world, and philosophical insights."
  },
  {
    "code": "V",
    "slug": "religion",
    "name": "Religion",
    "description": "Motifs of religious acts, saints, miracles, and faith."
  },
  {
    "code": "W",
    "slug": "traits-of-character",
    "name": "Traits of Character",
    "description": "Motifs of virtues, vices, and character traits."
  },
  {
    "code": "X",
    "slug": "humor",
    "name": "Humor",
    "description": "Motifs of jokes, jests, comic situations, and satire."
  },
  {
    "code": "Z",
    "slug": "miscellaneous-groups-of-motifs",
    "name": "Miscellaneous Groups of Motifs",
    "description": "Motifs not classified elsewhere including formulistic elements, cumulative tales, and symbolic numbers."
  }
]