CWT495: How Folktales Got Their Numbers

from Critical Wade Theory · host Wade Wainio

Ever wondered how scholars make sense of thousands of fairy tales from all over the world? How do you compare a story about a clever fox in Finland to one about a tricky jackal in India—or a talking cat in Germany?It turns out, there’s a system for that.

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