Aarne-Thompson-Uther index

English

Etymology

After Finnish folklorist Antti Aarne, who originally devised the index, and its elaborators American folklorist Stith Thompson and German folklorist Hans-Jörg Uther.

Proper noun

the Aarne-Thompson-Uther index

1. A catalogue of traditional tales based around motifs used in folklore studies.

Related terms

• ATU (initialism)