This book ('The Type Index of Slovenian Folktales – Tales of Magic 1') is a fundamental work in the field of narrative folklore, it reveals characteristics of Slovenian fairy tales, and places them in a content-related narrative folklore elsewhere in the world. By taking into account contemporary scientific achievements and the international classification system, it achieves a high scientific level and offers international comparability.

According to the international calssifaying system ATU (Aarne-Thompson-Uther 2024) is the index divided into two parts: the first covers tales of magic classified into types from ATU 300 to ATU 499, while the second presents fairy tales classified into types from ATU 500 to ATU 745.

In fairy tales we can perceive a rich tradition of narrative culture, oral story-telling, written sources and literary works from past eras and civilizations. The stories spread across the continents, making them one of humanity’s most widely shared treasures. At the same time, their constant adaptation to new environments shapes their distinct local identity, setting them apart from neighboring variants and giving the fairy tales of different nations local characteristics. By placing Slovenian tales of magic among content-related folk narrative material from other parts of the world, this type index enables a better recognition of Slovenian narrative folklore in an international context.