Crossing the Boundaries: The Missing Role of the Trickster as the Messenger of Gods in Native American Mythology – Bc. Alena Gašparovičová
Bc. Alena Gašparovičová
Bachelor's thesis
Crossing the Boundaries: The Missing Role of the Trickster as the Messenger of Gods in Native American Mythology
Crossing the Boundaries: The Missing Role of the Trickster as the Messenger of Gods in Native American Mythology
Abstract:
Tato bakalářská diplomová práce se zabývá mýtickou postavou takzvaného trickstera v rozmanitých kulturách. Práce se soustředí na trickstera jako na postavu, která překračuje různé typy hranic. V mnohých kulturách slouží tricksteři při překračování hranic jako poslové bohů, avšak v mýtech amerických Indiánů je role tricksterů jako poslů jakéhokoliv druhu jenom velmi okrajová. Účelem této práce je prozkoumat …moreAbstract:
This Bachelor’s Diploma thesis focuses on the mythical figure of the trickster across mythologies of various cultures. The focus of the thesis is the phenomenon of tricksters as boundary-crossers. In many mythologies, while doing so, tricksters served as messengers to gods, however in Native American myths the role of tricksters as messengers of any kind is marginalized. The aim of this thesis is to …more
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 12. 5. 2017
Identifier:
https://is.muni.cz/th/d7ryd/
Thesis defence
- Date of defence: 12. 6. 2017
- Supervisor: B.A. Jeffrey Alan Vanderziel
- Reader: Mgr. Robert Švábenský
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GAŠPAROVIČOVÁ, Alena. \textit{Crossing the Boundaries: The Missing Role of the Trickster as the Messenger of Gods in Native American Mythology}. Online. Bachelor's thesis. Brno: Masaryk University, Faculty of Arts. 2017. Available from: https://theses.cz/id/s4hu1h/.
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Philology / English Language and Literature
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