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'Failed Birth and Rebirth': A Case Study in the Reconstruction of an Indo-European Myth
- Author(s):
- Anna June Pagé (see profile)
- Date:
- 2016
- Subject(s):
- Mythology, Indo-Europeans, Mythology, Celtic, Mythology, Greek, Irish literature, Literature, Medieval, Welsh literature, Mabinogion
- Item Type:
- Article
- Tag(s):
- Celtic Studies, comparative mythology, medieval irish literature, medieval welsh literature, indo-european mythology
- Permanent URL:
- https://doi.org/10.17613/783w-hh50
- Abstract:
- The theme of “failed birth and rebirth” was first described by Stephanie Jamison (1991) and later characterized as a narrative pattern of Indo-European origin by Angelique Gulermovich Epstein (1994). In this study I present further evidence for the pattern in Celtic and Greek sources, discuss some non- Indo-European comparanda, and evaluate Gulermovich Epstein’s claim that the basic pattern is Indo- European.
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- Published as:
- Journal article
- Status:
- Published
- Last Updated:
- 4 months ago
- License:
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