@article{ART002662400},
author={CHO JI-SOOK},
title={Archetypes of Legendary Characters and “Evil Playfulness” in the Oral Literature of Madagascar},
journal={Cross-Cultural Studies},
issn={1598-0685},
year={2020},
volume={61},
pages={101-132},
doi={10.21049/ccs.2020.61..101}
TY - JOUR
AU - CHO JI-SOOK
TI - Archetypes of Legendary Characters and “Evil Playfulness” in the Oral Literature of Madagascar
JO - Cross-Cultural Studies
PY - 2020
VL - 61
IS - null
PB - Center for Cross Culture Studies
SP - 101
EP - 132
SN - 1598-0685
AB - The purpose of this study is to examine the main characters and their “evil playfulness” in Contes Populaires Malgaches (1893), a collection of oral stories from Madagascar published in France in the 19thcentury. We will focus on the evil playfulness of Kotofetsy and Mahaka, characters in in the story of the Merinas (also known as Imerinas) who are one of Madagascar’s main peoples. Kotofetsy and Mahaka are tricksters, or tricky villains. They deceive, conspire, or brag to transmute evil into “fun,” through impressive, but sly and even cruel exploits. The oral stories in which they are protagonists reveal their brutal playfulness and Madagascar's unique oral literature and cultural traditions. More importantly, however, Kotofetsy and Mahaka are figures that embody the universal archetypes of many cultures.
KW - oral literature;evil;playfulness;universal archetype;narrative structure;mythology
DO - 10.21049/ccs.2020.61..101
ER -
CHO JI-SOOK. (2020). Archetypes of Legendary Characters and “Evil Playfulness” in the Oral Literature of Madagascar. Cross-Cultural Studies, 61, 101-132.
CHO JI-SOOK. 2020, "Archetypes of Legendary Characters and “Evil Playfulness” in the Oral Literature of Madagascar", Cross-Cultural Studies, vol.61, pp.101-132. Available from: doi:10.21049/ccs.2020.61..101
CHO JI-SOOK "Archetypes of Legendary Characters and “Evil Playfulness” in the Oral Literature of Madagascar" Cross-Cultural Studies 61 pp.101-132 (2020) : 101.
CHO JI-SOOK. Archetypes of Legendary Characters and “Evil Playfulness” in the Oral Literature of Madagascar. 2020; 61 101-132. Available from: doi:10.21049/ccs.2020.61..101
CHO JI-SOOK. "Archetypes of Legendary Characters and “Evil Playfulness” in the Oral Literature of Madagascar" Cross-Cultural Studies 61(2020) : 101-132.doi: 10.21049/ccs.2020.61..101
CHO JI-SOOK. Archetypes of Legendary Characters and “Evil Playfulness” in the Oral Literature of Madagascar. Cross-Cultural Studies, 61, 101-132. doi: 10.21049/ccs.2020.61..101
CHO JI-SOOK. Archetypes of Legendary Characters and “Evil Playfulness” in the Oral Literature of Madagascar. Cross-Cultural Studies. 2020; 61 101-132. doi: 10.21049/ccs.2020.61..101
CHO JI-SOOK. Archetypes of Legendary Characters and “Evil Playfulness” in the Oral Literature of Madagascar. 2020; 61 101-132. Available from: doi:10.21049/ccs.2020.61..101
CHO JI-SOOK. "Archetypes of Legendary Characters and “Evil Playfulness” in the Oral Literature of Madagascar" Cross-Cultural Studies 61(2020) : 101-132.doi: 10.21049/ccs.2020.61..101
