Narrative types
This index organises public texts by the form of narrative recorded in the source. It is broader than any single figure label and keeps encounters, apparitions, spirit-person narratives, giants, legends, belief descriptions, and retellings analytically distinct.
- Narrative types
- 12
- Search-ready records
- 3,706
- Archive scope
- Australia
Narrative type describes how a public source frames material. It does not verify the event, being, belief, or interpretation described.
Browse by narrative form
Spirit-Person Narratives1,255Source-grounded spirit-person narratives in the public archive.Hairy Humanoid and Wild-Person Accounts1,043Source-grounded hairy humanoid and wild-person accounts in the public archive.Retellings and Adaptations517Source-grounded retellings and adaptations in the public archive.Ghost and Apparition Accounts489Source-grounded ghost and apparition accounts in the public archive.Descriptive Belief Records168Source-grounded descriptive belief records in the public archive.Giant and Ogre Narratives124Source-grounded giant and ogre narratives in the public archive.Ghost Legends96Source-grounded ghost legends in the public archive.Local Legends5Source-grounded local legends in the public archive.Encounter Accounts3Source-grounded encounter accounts in the public archive.Other Supernatural Humanoid or Adjacent Records2Source-grounded other supernatural humanoid or adjacent records in the public archive.Rumour Accounts2Source-grounded rumour accounts in the public archive.Traditional Narratives2Source-grounded traditional narratives in the public archive.