http://hdl.handle.net/10071/557 Mon, 06 Apr 2026 05:08:28 GMT 2026-04-06T05:08:28Z http://hdl.handle.net/10071/31679 Título próprio: The cave episode from Japan’s mythical history Autoria: Vaz da Silva, F. Editor: Ulrich Marzolph Resumo: First, cocks crowed; then there was singing and rhythmic thumping. Riotous laughter exploded in the night. It sounded like a predawn party, but how could that be? No dawn was expected, nor was there cause for mirth. Since the sun had gone into hiding, constant night reigned; the distressed cries of the myriad deities were abundant like summer flies, and calamities were rife. Yet, despite all the doom and gloom, something cheerful was at hand. She opened a chink in the rock, peeped out, and asked why there was cheering. The deities rejoice, she was told, because a deity greater than the sun goddess was among them. Frankly puzzled now, she pushed aside the bolder that blocked the entry to the cave, came out cautiously, and watched. There was, indeed, this brilliant lady standing before her—a dazzling person very much like herself, really. She also saw the cause of all the mirth: a spirited deity, who had bared her breasts and exposed her genitals, danced quite entranced— and stomped her feet rhythmically—on an upturned tub. Amaterasu, ever more puzzled, came forth to get a better view. Quickly, someone blocked the entry to the cave; there was no retreat now. Sunlight was restored to the world, days and nights resumed their rounds. There was cause for joy and laughter. Sun, 01 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10071/31679 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10071/29032 Título próprio: Are the Grimm tales traditional?: The tale of the girl who seeks her brothers in KHM and in oral traditions Autoria: Vaz da Silva, F. Editor: M. G. Meraklis; G. Papantonakis; Ch. Zafiropoulos; M. Kaplanoglou; G. Katsadoros Sun, 01 Jan 2017 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10071/29032 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10071/25465 Título próprio: Hybridity Autoria: Vaz da Silva, F. Editor: Greenhill, Pauline; Rudy, Jill Terry; Hamer, Naomi; Bosc, Lauren Resumo: This chapter suggests that the core of fairy tales is enchantment, which is ruled by cyclic time. The discussion examines a transmedial string of variants of “The Maiden in the Tower” (ATU 310) and “Sleeping Beauty” (ATU 410)—stories about the fate of girls in tower enclosures, suspended between heaven and earth—and shows ambivalent fairies in the business of helping girls come of age. As cloistered maidens spin a spindle, they cycle along with the moon; as girls prick a finger, they mark with blood the thread of their lives. Cyclic time, which straddles opposites, breeds hybridity. Mon, 01 Jan 2018 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10071/25465 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10071/26062 Título próprio: Fairy-tale enchantments Autoria: Vaz da Silva, F. Editor: Nemanja Radulović; Smiljana Đorđević Belić Resumo: More than two decades ago the folklorist Isabel Cardigos remarked that the hinge of fairy tales is the cyclical movement in and out of enchantment. I feel that this insight is important, and I propose to briefly explain my understanding of it. First, I mention the importance of using allomotifs to bring out the folk metaphors in fairy tales. Then, I discuss a basic symbolic pa﬒ern of enchantments at the core of fairy tales. Overall, I add to Vladimir Propp’s statement that the most complete fairy tale is a heroic quest the proposition that the irreducible core of fairy tales hinges on feminine maturation. Along the way, I discuss some metaphors suggestive of the lunar template at the core of fairy tales. Fri, 01 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10071/26062 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z