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Archetypes and Motifs in Folklore and Literature: A Handbook
A Handbook
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This is an authoritative presentation and discussion of the most basic thematic elements universally found in folklore and literature. The reference provides a detailed analysis of the most common archetypes or motifs found in the folklore of selected communities around the world. Each entry is written by a noted authority in the field, and includes accompanying reference citations. Entries are keyed to the Motif-Index of Folk Literature by Stith Thompson and grouped according to that Index's scheme. The reference also includes an introductory essay on the concepts of archetypes and motifs and the scholarship associated with them. This is the only book in English on motifs and themes that is completely folklore oriented, deals with motif numbers, and is tied to the Thompson Motif-Index. It includes in-depth examination of such motifs as: Bewitching; Chance and Fate; Choice of Roads; Death or Departure of the Gods; the Double; Ghosts and Other Revenants; the Hero Cycle; Journey to the Otherworld; Magic Invulnerability; Soothsayer; Transformation; Tricksters.
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Index
A
Aame, Antti, 136, 151, 244, 249, 350, 474
Abandonment of children, 404ā8
Abd al-Rahman, 81
Abductions
by aliens, 386ā87
by animals, 383ā84
by fairies, 384ā86
hellish abductions, 381ā83
Accidental encounters, 329ā30. See also Chance and fate
Accidents, lucky/unlucky accidents, 329ā30
Accursed Daughter, 314
Achilles, 196
Achillesā heel, 155ā56
Actaeon, 111ā12
Adam Bede (Eliot), 407
Adam and Eve, 3, 7, 103, 197, 284, 298, 312, 356, 433
Adapa, 104
Addams, Jane, 428
Adonis, 19, 434, 436
Adultery, 402, 409, 413
alleged adultery/resentful men, 409ā10
Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Twain), 270
Aeneas, 14, 68ā69, 71, 313
Aeneid (Virgil), 14, 148, 252, 469
Aesir gods, 17
Agamemnon, 196, 221, 404
Ahura Mazda (Persian god), 4, 27, 459
Air-going elephant, 67
Akhelous, 129
Al-rukh, 82
Aladdinās lamp, 173
Alatangana, 45
Alchemist/alchemist, 147, 481
Alcyoneous, 33
Alexander the Great, 54, 68, 98, 199, 305, 492
Alexander, Lloyd, 163
Alfred, Joseph, 147
āAli Baba and the Forty Thieves,ā 279, 329
Aliceās Adventures in Wonderland (Carroll), 200
Aliens, abduction by, 386ā87
āAll-Kinds-of-Furā (Grimms), 436
āAllison Grossā (ballads), 169
Alpheus, 134
Alter ego, 453
Altizer, Jonathan, 41
Amaterasu, 140, 476
Ambrosia, 106
American Gods (Gaiman), 479
Amon, 6, 58
Amor and Psyche, 83...
Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Preface
- Introduction
- How to Use This Book
- About the Editors and Contributors
- A. Mythological Motifs
- B. Mythical Animals
- C. Tabu
- D. Magic
- E. The Dead
- F. Marvels
- G. Ogres
- H. Tests
- J. The Wise and the Foolish
- K. Deceptions
- L. Reversal of Fortune
- M. Ordaining the Future
- N. Chance and Fate
- P. Society
- Q. Rewards and Punishments
- R. Captives and Fugitives
- S. Unnatural Cruelty
- T. Sex
- U. Nature of Life
- Z. Miscellaneous
- Index