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Iberian seventh-born children, werewolves, and the dragon slayer: a case study in the comparative interpretation of symbolic praxis and fairytales
Título Revista
Folklore
Ano (publicação definitiva)
2003
Língua
Inglês
País
Reino Unido
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Abstract/Resumo
This article examines an obscure custom found in Iberian ethnography: that of having one’s eldest children serve as godparents for their own youngest siblings, starting with the seventh. The paper’s main working hypothesis is that this custom is to be understood in the context of underlying conceptions that fairytales convey in a symbolical guise. The argument highlights the relationship of examined notions with the “Dragon Slayer” theme, to bring out stable themata concerning ontological complexity and metamorphosis, in the light of which the Iberian custom is interpreted.
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Palavras-chave
Werewolves,Seventh children,Dragons,Folklore — Portugal,Compadrazco,Fairy tales
Classificação Fields of Science and Technology
- Sociologia - Ciências Sociais
- História e Arqueologia - Humanidades
