Return to Magonia: Investigating UFOs in History by Chris Aubeck and Martin Shough, Foreword by Jacques Vallee by Eddie Bullard

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A. Y. Bohdanovych and his book collection by Stefanovych A.

“…The article treats an academic ethnographer, folklorist, linguist and public figure A. Y. Bohdanovych, a special place of whose life belonged to bibliophilism. …”
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Aron Densuşianu: Suveniri şi impresiuni de călătorie din Ţara Haţegului (revista Familia, 1865-1866) / Aron Densuşianu: “Memories and travel impressions” of Ţara Haţegului / the Co... by Boda Gherghina

“…Literary critic and historian, folklorist and poet, author of an impressive body of work, Aron Densuşianu is a prominent representative of the famous Densuşianu family of scholars from Ţara Haţegului (The Country of Haţeg). …”
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UFOs, ETs, and Alien Abductions: A Scientist Looks at the Evidence by Don Donderi by Eddie Bullard

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Leonid Semenov: on the history of a failed literary reputation by Elena Takho-Godi

“…The article is devoted to the life and work of a well-known Lermontov scholar, archaeologist and folklorist Leonid Petrovich Semenov (1886–1959). The paper traces the main events of his scientific biography, but the focus is not on his achievements as a scientist but on the history of his literary, primarily poetic, works. …”
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Transylvanianism, Nationalism, Folklore: The Academic Career of Olga Nagy in the Light of her Posthumous Book, Vallomások (2010) by Kata Zsófia Vincze

“…The volume Vallomások [‘Testimony’], published posthumously in 2010, is the folklorist Olga Nagy’s (1921-2006) last book. In this paper I will analyze Nagy’s academic significance in the light of her own last self reflection presented in Vallomások. …”
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The Morphology of the SoTL Article: New Possibilities for the Stories that SoTL Scholars Tell About Teaching and Learning by Faye Halpern

“… The folklorist Vladímir Propp identified a curious phenomenon in his study of 100 Russian fairy tales: despite their tremendous surface variety, they followed a single narrative structure or morphology. …”
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Transformation of Yakut Heroic Epos (by Material of Olonkho of B. A. Alekseyev “Erbechtay Mergen”) by A. A. Kuzmina

“…Alekseyev “Erbechtay Mergen,” which was recorded by him and the folklorist-collector S. I. Bolo during the Vilyuisk expedition in 1938. …”
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Wolność, historia, pacyfizm: O dramatach Stanisława Hadyny by Włodzimierz Szturc

“…This article discusses the dramatic output of Stanisław Hadyna, a folklorist and composer, known above all as the founder of Śląsk Song and Dance Ensemble. …”
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“ANTI-LULLABY” BY A.P. CHEKHOV “I WANT TO SLEEP” Irina N. Raikova by Irina N. Raikova

“…This article presents the folklorist's view of the famous story by A.P. Chekhov “I want to Sleep” (1988), reveals his biographical and folklore-ethnographic contexts, shows his connection with the social institute of nanny girls and autobiographical memoirs about this experience. …”
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We, Publishers by Jana Piroščáková Pácalová

“…The categories such as authenticity, originality and simulation make it possible to view the authors of the fairlytales in Slovenské povesti in the literary-theoretical sense with regard to the category of author without the traditional burden of the folklorist approach, which has so far refused to identify the particular fairytale authors.…”
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The Classification of Folk Tales in the Collection "Seven" by Bastani Parizi and "The History of Kerman" by Mahmoud Hemmat by Fatemeh Aminizadeh, Zohreh Zarshenas

“…Aarne’s index was later revised by the American folklorist, Stith Thompson. This revision is known as the Aarne-Thomson tale type index. …”
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“This is how we love you in France! Now do what you want with our love!” or about the visits of some writers to Chișinău by Aliona GRATI, Iulian Filip

“…The facts are reconstructed by the poet, prose writer, playwright, folklorist Iulian Filip, who was actively involved in them, starting in the 70s. …”
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Deadly Powers: Animal Predators and the Mythic Imagination by Paul A. Trout by Eddie Bullard

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Liudvikas Adomas Jucevičius, vicar of Švenčionys Parish: the Environment of the Clergyman and his Academic-Publicist Activity by Domininkas Burba

“…The article is researching the life events of the Lithuanian man of letters, clergyman, ethnographer, folklorist, writer, publicist, historian and translator Liudvikas Adomas Jucevičius (Ludwik Adam Jucewicz, 1813–1846) while focusing on the years 1838–1840 when he was serving as the vicar in Švenčionys Parish. …”
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„Nebyl nikterak citlivůstkářem ani básníkem, jehož svět uzavírá se v komnatě…“ Počátky českého poznávání osobnosti a díla Petka Račova Slavejkova by Marcel Černý

“…This study is dedicated to the initial reception of the work of the Bulgarian revivalist poet, journalist and folklorist Petko Rachov Slaveykov (1827–1895) in the Czech environment. …”
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“The Foresight to Become a Mermaid”: Folkloric Cyborg Women in Éilís Ní Dhuibhne’s Short Stories by Rebecca Graham

“…Éilís Ní Dhuibhne is both a folklorist and a feminist, who “took an interest in rewriting or re-inventing women’s history, a history which had been largely unwritten” (Ní Dhuibhne, “Negotiating” 73). …”
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“Who sharpens the knives in my house?” Belarusian jokes about adultery at the turn of the 21st century by Anastasiya Fiadotava

“…This paper is a tribute to Belarusian folklorist and ethnographer Uladzimir Sysou (1951-1997) whose extensive legacy includes collecting 139 jokes during his field research in southern Belarus in 1995. …”
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Correspondence Between Pertev Naili Boratav And Oğuz Tansel / PERTEV NAILI BORATAV-OĞUZ TANSEL MEKTUPLAŞMASI by Mehmet Çevik

“…As a whole, Pertev Naili Boratav as teacher is the one of the most contributors to the formation of Oğuz Tansel name but particularly the emergence and development of Tansel’s folklorist identity. Oğuz Tansel who had been interested in folk culture thanks to the growing environment since his early years placed his interests to a scientific ground after meeting with Boratav. …”
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Three Versions of the Ballad from Bosnia's North about Pledging a Son for a Brother by Nirha Efendić

“…Approximately sixty lyrical songs were inscribed into the Folklore Archive of the National Museum during the field research in Brcko conducted by Bosnian writer and folklorist Alija Nametak as an employee of the Institute for Folklore Research in 1956, including a ballad about a mother who sacrificed her son to save her brother's life. …”
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