Romanian Folklore and its Archaic Heritage A cultural and Linguistic Comparative Study 1st edition by Ana Chelariu 3031040511 9783031040511

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ISBN-10 :  3031040511 

ISBN-13 :  9783031040511

Author: Ana R. Chelariu 

This book presents rich information on Romanian mythology and folklore, previously under-explored in Western scholarship, placing the source material within its historical context and drawing comparisons with European and Indo-European culture and mythological tradition. The author presents a detailed comparative study and argues that Romanian mythical motifs have roots in Indo-European heritage, by analyzing and comparing mythical motifs from the archaic cultures, Greek, Latin, Celtic, Sanskrit, and Persian, with written material and folkloric data that reflects the Indo-European culture. The book begins by outlining the history of the Getae-Dacians, beginning with Herodotus’ description of their customs and beliefs in the supreme god Zamolxis, then moves to the Roman wars and the Romanization process, before turning to recent debates in linguistics and genetics regarding the provenance of a shared language, religion, and culture in Europe. The author then analyzes mythcreation, its relation to rites, and its functions in society, before examining specific examples of motifs and themes from Romanian folk tales and songs. This book will be of interest to students and scholars of folklore studies, comparative mythology, linguistic anthropology, and European culture. 

Romanian Folklore and its Archaic Heritage. A cultural and Linguistic Comparative Study 1st Table of contents:

Part I. Getae-Dacians History and Religion in Ancient Sources
1. Introduction
2. Brief Overview of Recent Theories on the Indo-Europeans’ Homeland
3. Cucuteni-Tripolye: The Indo-European Homeland?
4. Some Recent Genetic and Archaeological Conclusions
5. Daco-Romanian Language: An Indo-European Branch
Part II. Comparative Method: Myth, Fairy Tale, Folk Tale
6. The Development of the Comparative Method
7. The Concept of Myth
8. Myth Between Symbol and Metaphor
9. Myth and Fairy Tales
10. Mythic Time Versus Fairy Tale Time
Part III. Traits of Indo-European Mythic Motifs in Romanian Folk Stories
11. The Mythic Motif of Man’s Creation
12. Cosmogony: Fârtat and Nefârtat, the Romanian Twins among the Indo-European Divine Twins
13. God ‘Dumnezeu’ and the Creation of Earth, Sky, Mountains in Romanian Beliefs
14. The Romanian Goddess Ileana Simziana: The Sun and the Moon Marriage
15. The Sun and a Mortal Girl Marriage: The Romanian Song of Cicoarea ‘The Chicory’
16. The ‘Deer Hunt’ Motif in the Romanian Wedding Ceremony
17. Romanian Feminine Spirits iele, rusalii, șoimane
18. The Romanian Păcală among the Indo-European Tricksters
19. The Hero Slaying the Dragon in the Romanian Song Iovan Iorgovan
20. Youth Rivalry Fights: From Nart Sagas to the Romanian Song Mioriţa
21. Metamorphoses in Myth and Fairy Tales
22. Metamorphoses in Youth Initiation Rites
23. The Romanian Folk Story “The Enchanted Pig”: The Motif ‘Beauty and the Beast’
24. Indo-European Social Structures and Youth Initiation Rites in Romanian Folk Customs
25. Father Christmas: Romanian Moş Crăciun—A Solar Myth
26. Conclusions
Part IV. Daco-Romanian Language Position Among the Indo-European Languages
27. The Daco-Romanian Cultural Vocabulary

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