Representation of Women in Folk Tales of Fars

The aim of this research is study the image of women in folk tales of Fras Province, Iran. Method of research is qualitative and the approach of data analysis is descriptive-analytic. Method of data gathering is archives and method of analysis is directed qualitative content analysis. Results showed that women's images and roles exist more than mens. Representations of young girl and middle-aged man are more than others groups. Women and men are represented with diverse descriptions and portray various characters. Paradigm of travel and narrations of quests in tales are not completely masculine.