On Mermaids, Meroveus, and Mélusine
Reading the Irish Seal Woman and Mélusine as Origin Legend
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8931530 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gregory R Darwin (0000-0002-3365-6538, corresponding author), Gregory Darwin |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 126 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 123-141 |
| Publication date | 2015-05-04 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Folklore (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0015-587X • E-ISSN: 1469-8315 |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/0015587x.2015.1024998 |
| OpenAlex | W1485678803 |
| Language | FR |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 16 |
‘The Seal Woman’, a migratory legend attested throughout north-western Europe, is commonly associated with particular families in Ireland. A structural reading of this legend reveals similarities with other tales and dynastic origin myths involving supernatural, aquatic female ancestor figures, and identifies similar social functions for such narratives
Ancient history · Art · Irish · Legend · Linguistics · Literature · Reading (process · Seal (emblem · Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies · Historical Studies of British Isles · History · Irish and British Studies · Philosophy
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| Citations per year | 0.14 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2019 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |