From pope to Popess” as a metaphor for social change : the motif of Popess Johanna in fairy tales

Blažič, Milena (avtor), Iseni, Arburim (avtor)

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).

• Jezik: Angleški jezik
• Ključne besede: ATU 514, ATU 884, Popess Johanna, fairy tales, literary analysis, Pope Joan, social change, representation, The Fisherman and His Wife
• Vrsta gradiva: Članek v reviji
• Tipologija: 1.01 - Izvirni znanstveni članek
• Organizacija: PEF - Pedagoška fakulteta
• Status publikacije: Objavljeno
• Različica publikacije: Objavljena publikacija
• Leto izida: 2025
• Št. strani: Str. 49–53
• Številčenje: Vol. 10, no. 1
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-169999
• UDK: 82-343
• ISSN pri članku: 2545-420X
• DOI: 10.58885/ijssh.v10i1.49.mb
• COBISS.SI-ID: 240944387
• Datum objave v RUL: 02.07.2025

Gradivo je del revije

• Naslov: International journal of social sciences & humanities
• Založnik: Association-Institute for English Language and American Studies
• ISSN: 2545-420X
• COBISS.SI-ID: 140597763

Licence

• Licenca: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, Creative Commons Priznanje avtorstva-Nekomercialno-Brez predelav 4.0 Mednarodna
• Povezava: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.sl
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Sekundarni jezik

• Jezik: Slovenski jezik
• Ključne besede: papežica Johana, motivi, literarna analiza, družbene spremembe