ISBN:
9783031040511
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (XXI, 427 pages)
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DDC:
398.209498
Keywords:
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Abstract:
Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- About the Author -- Abbreviations -- Part I: Getae-Dacians History and Religion in Ancient Sources -- 1: Introduction -- References -- 2: Brief Overview of Recent Theories on the Indo-Europeans' Homeland -- References -- 3: Cucuteni-Tripolye: The Indo-European Homeland? -- References -- 4: Some Recent Genetic and Archaeological Conclusions -- References -- 5: Daco-Romanian Language: An Indo-European Branch -- References -- Part II: Comparative Method: Myth, Fairy Tale, Folk Tale -- 6: The Development of the Comparative Method -- References -- 7: The Concept of Myth -- References -- 8: Myth Between Symbol and Metaphor -- References -- 9: Myth and Fairy Tales -- References -- 10: Mythic Time Versus Fairy Tale Time -- References -- Part III: Traits of Indo-European Mythic Motifs in Romanian Folk Stories -- 11: The Mythic Motif of Man's Creation -- References -- 12: Cosmogony: Fârtat and Nefârtat, the Romanian Twins among the Indo-European Divine Twins -- References -- 13: God 'Dumnezeu' and the Creation of Earth, Sky, Mountains in Romanian Beliefs -- References -- 14: The Romanian Goddess Ileana Simziana: The Sun and the Moon Marriage -- References -- 15: The Sun and a Mortal Girl Marriage: The Romanian Song of Cicoarea 'The Chicory' -- References -- 16: The 'Deer Hunt' Motif in the Romanian Wedding Ceremony -- References -- 17: Romanian Feminine Spirits iele, rusalii, șoimane -- References -- 18: The Romanian Păcală among the Indo-European Tricksters -- References -- 19: The Hero Slaying the Dragon in the Romanian Song Iovan Iorgovan -- References -- 20: Youth Rivalry Fights: From Nart Sagas to the Romanian Song Mioriţa -- References -- 21: Metamorphoses in Myth and Fairy Tales -- References -- 22: Metamorphoses in Youth Initiation Rites -- References.
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