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Christian Perspectives: Explorations of the Fairy tale HUM 422

Examines tradition and cultures according to a Biblical worldview in order to better understand how the different aspects of human history, art, science, philosophy and society have shaped and been shaped by Christian belief

Aarne-Thompson-Uther (ATU), the primary folklore index
"The Aarne–Thompson–Uther Index (ATU Index) is a catalogue of folktale types used in folklore studies. The ATU Index is the product of a series of revisions and expansions by an international group of scholars: originally composed in German by Finnish folklorist Antti Aarne (1910), the index was translated into English, revised, and expanded by American folklorist Stith Thompson (1928, 1961), and later further revised and expanded by German folklorist Hans-Jörg Uther (2004). The ATU Index, along with Thompson's Motif-Index of Folk-Literature (1932) - with which it is used in tandem, is an essential tool for folklorists."