In the section Study of folklore
The motif of transfiguring a human being into an animal in Buryat and Shor fairy tales
Institute of Philology of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russian Federation
Ключевые слова
folklore, fairy tales, transfiguration motif
Abstract
The paper considers the widespread motif of transfiguring a human being into other creatures and the symbolism of numbers in fairy tales. The components taking part in the process of transfiguration are determined. They are: the transfiguring subject, the object of transfiguration and the means for accomplishing the process. Then, based on the texts of Buryat and Shor fairy tales, the author considers the tale plots with transfigurations and the peculiarities of using number symbols in them.
Bibliographic reference
Kolomakina Bella Aleksandrovna. The motif of transfiguring a human being into an animal in Buryat and Shor fairy tales // Сибирский филологический журнал. 2012. № 3. Pp. 19–23.