Motif-Index of Folk-Literature - XML

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