Folklore of Northern Selkups: The Motif of Familial Hostility Analyzed

• Published in: Oriental studies
• Main Author: Olga B. Stepanova
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English; Mongolian; Russian
• Published: Российской академии наук, Калмыцкий научный центр 2022
• Subjects: selkups; folklore; motive of kindred enmity; social structure; History (General); D1-2009; Oriental languages and literatures; PJ; Strauss; Selkup
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.22162/2619-0990-2022-59-1-169-178; https://doaj.org/article/ea33489dfb1345f480da8956e0f60394

Introduction. One specific feature to distinguish Selkup folktales is that the main character and his opponent are usually relatives. So, a positive character kills a relative of his (referred to as devil) and/or the latter’s relatives — daughters and mother, and all that done with particular cruelt...