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Vainamoinen: Eternal Sage
Martti Haavio
Helsinki: Suomalainen Tiedeakatemia, 1991.Mythological study of the eternal sage of the Kalevala, exploring his role as culture hero, shaman, and primordial singer in Finnish epic tradition. FF Communications No. 144 published by the Finnish Academy of Science and Letters.
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Index of Spanish Folktales
Ralph S. Boggs
Helsinki: Suomalainen Tiedeakatemia, 1993.Classified according to Antti Aarne’s types of the folktale, translated and enlarged by Stith Thompson, in FF Communicatoins No. 74. FF Communications No. 90 published by the Finnish Academy of Science and Letters.
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A Tale-type Index of Australian Aboriginal Oral Narratives
Patricia Panyity Waterman
Helsinki: Suomalainen Tiedeakatemia, 1987.Scholarly index classifying Australian Aboriginal oral narratives by tale-type, aligning Indigenous storytelling with international folklore taxonomy. FF Communications No. 238 published by the Finnish Academy of Science and Letters.
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The Art of Mixing Metaphors: A Folkloristic Interpretation of the Netherlandish Proverbs by Pieter Bruegel the Elder
Alan Dundes; Claudia A. Stibbe
Helsinki: Suomalainen Tiedeakatemia, 1981.FF Communications No. 230 published by the Finnish Academy of Science and Letters.
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The Rite Technique of the Siberian Shaman
Anna-Leena Siikala
Helsinki: Suomalainen Tiedeakatemia, 1987.Ethnographic study of Siberian shamanism, religion, witches, and healers, detailing ritual techniques, trance methods, and mythic cosmology. FF Communications No. 220 published by the Finnish Academy of Science and Letters.
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The Cinderella Cycle in China and Indo-China
Nai-Tung Ting
Helsinki: Suomalainen Tiedeakatemia, 1974.Comparative folklore study of Cinderella-type tales across China and Indo-China, highlighting regional variants, motifs, and diffusion of the cycle. FF Communications No. 213 published by the Finnish Academy of Science and Letters.
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The Incest Theme in Folksong
Paul G. Brewster
Helsinki: Suomalainen Tiedeakatemia, 1972.Folkloristic analysis of incest motifs in international folksong tradition, tracing narrative patterns, symbolism, and cultural taboos. FF Communications No. 212 published by the Finnish Academy of Science and Letters.
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Games of the Tibetans
Siegbert Hummel; Paul G. Brewster
Helsinki: Suomalainen Tiedeakatemia, 1963.Ethnographic survey of traditional Tibetan games, combining cultural anthropology, folklore, and comparative play studies. FF Communications No. 187 published by the Finnish Academy of Science and Letters.
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Games of the Tibetans
Siegbert Hummel; Paul G. Brewster
Helsinki: Suomalainen Tiedeakatemia, 1963.Ethnographic survey of traditional Tibetan games, combining cultural anthropology, folklore, and comparative play studies. FF Communications No. 187 published by the Finnish Academy of Science and Letters.
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Singing Flails: A Study in Threshing-Floor Constructions, Flail-Threshing Traditions and the Magic Guarding of the House
Albert Sandklef
Helsinki: Suomalainen Tiedeakatemia, 1949.An ethnographic and folkloric study of threshing-floor architecture, flail-threshing customs, and protective agrarian magic in European peasant tradition. FF Communications No. 136 published by the Finnish Academy of Science and Letters.
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A Bibliography of Riddles
Archer Taylor
Helsinki: Suomalainen Tiedeakatemia, 1939.Comprehensive scholarly bibliography compiling global riddle literature, folklore sources, and critical studies. FF Communications No. 126 published by the Finnish Academy of Science and Letters.