20.500.12556/RUL-169999 From pope to Popess” as a metaphor for social change the motif of Popess Johanna in fairy tales This study critically examines gender dynamics in fairy tales, with particular attention to the legend of Popess Johanna as a narrative vehicle for interrogating patriarchal structures. Through an analysis of The Fisherman and His Wife (KHM 19) from Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm’s Children’s and Household Tales (1812–1857), this investigation explores the concealment –and subsequent tragic unmasking –of gender identity within hierarchical power systems. The tale’s engagement with authority, identity, and societal expectations provides crucial insights into medieval gender constructs and their resonance in European literary traditions (Grimm & Grimm, 2015; Uther, 2011). ATU 514 ATU 884 Popess Johanna fairy tales literary analysis Pope Joan social change representation The Fisherman and His Wife papežica Johana motivi literarna analiza družbene spremembe true false true Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Članek v reviji 2025-07-02 10:33:11 2025-07-02 10:33:12 2025-07-03 04:42:46 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2025 0 0 Str. 49–53 no. 1 Vol. 10 2025 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 82-343 2545-420X 10.58885/ijssh.v10i1.49.mb 240944387 RAZ_Blazic_Milena_2025.pdf RAZ_Blazic_Milena_2025.pdf 1 CDFEB2BADCB1374B7B08DE606124E564 91d8371c525e8e2679dc3b35e516bbb47428cf741f7de1b3ebf8e55880e6a580 b9697c31-571e-11f0-b232-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=211903 https://ijssh.ielas.org/index.php/ijssh/article/view/123 0 9e9820e9-571e-11f0-b232-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=211902 Pedagoška fakulteta 0 0 0