Problem relacji płciowych w mitach australijskich – zasada matrioszki = The Issue of Sex Relations in Australian Myths – the “Matryoshka Principle”
This paper discusses the ambiguity of sex identity within Aboriginal mythology. Male/female relations are the main point of the well-known Wawilag Sisters myth from Arnhem Land, based on a series of equivalent mythical unions: the penis in the vagina (male in female) ≡the serpent in the hut (male in...
| Published in: | Studia religiologica |
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| Subtitles: | The Issue of Sex Relations in Australian Myths – the “Matryoshka Principle” |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | Polish |
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Wydawn. Uniw. Jagiellońskiego
2012
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Studia religiologica
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| Further subjects: | B
Fertility Mother
B Rainbow Serpent B Tęczowy Wąż B bull-roarer B inicjacja B Aborygeni australijscy B Mitologia B warkotka B Matka Płodności B Australian Aborigines B Mythology B relacje płciowe B gender symbols B gender relations B symbolika płci B Initiation |
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| Summary: | This paper discusses the ambiguity of sex identity within Aboriginal mythology. Male/female relations are the main point of the well-known Wawilag Sisters myth from Arnhem Land, based on a series of equivalent mythical unions: the penis in the vagina (male in female) ≡the serpent in the hut (male in female) ≡Wawilag sisters pregnancy (male in female) ≡Wawilag sisters devoured by the serpent (female in male) ≡subincised penis (female in male). The effect of such equivalencies may be compared to a “matryoshka”doll: the male (child) is in the female (sisters) which is in the male (serpent), which in a way also renders the male symbols female (this is why the serpent is called “pregnant”). The basis of such a construction may be understood as the creation of a series of transformations male>female>male>female etc., which eventually leads to realisation of the exchange of female with male blood; their equipoise is necessary for initiation ceremonies. |
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| ISSN: | 2084-4077 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Studia religiologica
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.4467/20844077SR.12.009.0825 |