Humans and Elephants, Transforming and Transformed: Two Naro Myths about Ontological Mutability

Two myth texts were collected by the author from the Naro storyteller Qhomatcã in May 1995, on the motifs of ontological transformation and the equivalence of women and game. The animal featured in the two stories is the elephant, a species especially close in San myth and belief to humans, especial...

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Published in:	Folklore (London) Vol. 131; no. 4; pp. 371 - 385
Main Author:	Guenther, Mathias
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Abingdon Routledge 01-10-2020 Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects:	Animal human relations Animals Belief & doubt Cosmology Elephants Humans Intersubjectivity Literary devices Mythology Narrative techniques Narrative theme Ontology Storytelling Symbols Text analysis Transformation Women Worldview
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