<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>This paper is an attempt to study combinations of tale types using a networks approach and calculating the centrality index of each type (degree, betweenness, eigenvector centrality). The network of tale types seems to take the form of a ‘small world’ with a few types serving as bridges between highly connected sets of tale types. The centrality of each type also seems to depend more on its age than on how widespread it is.</p></abstract>

This paper is an attempt to study combinations of tale types using a networks approach and calculating the centrality index of each type (degree, betweenness, eigenvector centrality). The network of tale types seems to take the form of a ‘small world’ with a few types serving as bridges between highly connected sets of tale types. The centrality of each type also seems to depend more on its age than on how widespread it is.

Folk-Tale Networks: A Statistical Approach to Combinations of Tale Types

African Worlds Institute (IMAF), Centre Malher 9

Journal of Ethnology and Folkloristics

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This paper is an attempt to study combinations of tale types using a networks approach and calculating the centrality index of each type (degree, betweenness,...

Folk-Tale Networks: A Statistical Approach to Combinations of Tale Types

Published Online: Jul 20, 2019

Page range: 29 - 49

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jef-2019-0003

Keywords
tales of magic, tale types, combinations, network, centrality

© 2019 Julien D’Huy, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Folk-Tale Networks: A Statistical Approach to Combinations of Tale Types

Published Online: Jul 20, 2019

Page range: 29 - 49

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jef-2019-0003

Keywordstales of magic, tale types, combinations, network, centrality

© 2019 Julien D’Huy, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
tales of magic, tale types, combinations, network, centrality