Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

Scaled for Success: The Internationalisation of the Mermaid
Scaled for Success: The Internationalisation of the Mermaid
Scaled for Success: The Internationalisation of the Mermaid
Ebook508 pages6 hours

Scaled for Success: The Internationalisation of the Mermaid

Rating: 0 out of 5 stars

()

Read preview

About this ebook

“This wonderful book asks us to consider the mermaid . . . across regions, nations, diasporas, and contemporary socio-cultural configurations.” —Paige West, Claire Tow Professor of Anthropology, Barnard College, Columbia University

Emerging from the confluence of Greco-Roman mythology and regional folklore, the mermaid has been an enduring motif in Western culture since the medieval period. It has also been disseminated more widely, initially through Western trade and colonization and, more recently, through the increasing globalization of media products and outlets.

Scaled for Success offers the first detailed overview of the mermaid’s dispersal outside Europe. Complementing previous studies of the interrelationship between the mermaid and Mami Wata spirit in West Africa, this volume addresses the mermaid’s presence in a range of Middle Eastern, Asian, Australian, Latin American and North American contexts. Individual chapters identify the manner in which the mermaid has been variously syncretized and/or resignified in contexts as diverse as Indian public statuary, Thai cinema and Coney Islands annual Mermaid Parade.

Rather than lingering as a relic of a bygone age, the mermaid emerges as a versatile, dynamic and, above all, polyvalent figure. Her prominence exemplifies the manner in which contemporary media-lore has extended the currency of established folkloric figures in new and often surprising ways. Analyzing aspects of religious symbolism, visual art, literature and contemporary popular culture, this copiously illustrated volume profiles an intriguing and highly diverse phenomenon.

“No matter the reader’s background (literature, folklore, media or cultural studies, and beyond), there is no denying that this work will be a valuable addition to the library of anyone fascinated with mermaids.” —Western Folklore
LanguageEnglish
Release dateJul 26, 2018
ISBN9780861969487
Scaled for Success: The Internationalisation of the Mermaid

Read more from Philip Hayward

Related to Scaled for Success

Related ebooks

Social Science For You

View More

Related articles

Reviews for Scaled for Success

Rating: 0 out of 5 stars
0 ratings

0 ratings0 reviews

What did you think?

Tap to rate

Review must be at least 10 words

    Book preview

    Scaled for Success - Philip Hayward

    Qdbook_preview_excerpt.html}ےGݯ^dݲƅ7(@ r@RfiyJt^,>~^F2~du\fl]=?~zLWݓ|gA~>w;8Z>'^=|cawmKwq#>?(:OVV\nݪz3Ӿz0p*]ڌlUa&ac&|/4EiN>q}*൛|5ԾU{ra]yܯoA>s'ǽqc5o^ֲ>38jڻAvLft۩r;Y<.?C/ U=X\zzplg{pU}_uvUiw`Wؓ Gef(n\|a8=$G,x {qE qCoA! [E\F\P_YO> nCAqWP "Z\wh4Jq7~yTc#׉m rkE1^Ñ~4>ƏM_ULikuiA:Va/]/es<g89RfjykFHجOoe&<[9P}/jڍa/\A_/|pꖮ6 벭$T"M=`tkZ؈.:=*1Mbt鸱i͆ך|'RDuUI}eGe{'LNVnfal3'ٸZ{YK#Vrk٭aUo椪 8 ]OSz.v4C;w^o}dw/+~%$ʐ\۩ٺ Wn$Eh__GYn>*~ڏf$ZO{Y8ɽo5{Th#˓ůmXu Y骳9Ew|01ȿyڋi?[YV+n1޲)υ 48ˉwn)sxUEh?WqU 7,)7&di0:qvjU1moo~.2>R#U_7M-;Ym QFw36ltAi;@Y};Ⱦ׍JjMoǹk;$byek! N13}8qc D=7v>~(97wC].^EY%WuP }p8$v=899َak |'"k:td;Ї;hT}woIߞ!C}pX9.aZvcKU`WDfZF' 6I&ƹinZ_#1 Nz9&ei臮-AJ4_ɣ0 HrY"_Ep$Qތ'>H< (F 0;N3[J"8")`V's3Ơ ֶb,gb0& c@SMG]H8`K[: {z'+6|2T3^"""~ˍfSYl8ȶ4ljJy/e8dohj3MucJ t$';Bdn[D<1Acm@:|%))rЎkF@SF>5"6Ap^S,g| ̢Gª C*qp~P HK߉ˍ&z_וq 6˨`6\ڪ BUqD1iH]ǔ?.kzMĥKp.>DM,`?yG(׿-eAT6n4'wKH)6+zF%j9d@5.%xMP"kU>مFtJwXwȴ|ptҕHt աA;"Հw;8U:Euu`,ѐ1 '/:$Ša@Hfnh\> RS$zEݼD5 ˶f\ CEGQ4'BTMC<0_rV@|kq0D_PlE}S;w<1ru!p<Ѝ;6*MGceUR>g,F[.Z {Fݭ+lE$ {ݕTD|ƪd{/ 0QhҺ]0;0( pـ #5b"yrzΈvM$"75A.GQ$4n}KDagU#,}ƭ.U+YV :knbr4loig!T ȿ݆o-2"n퍘Y.l+{O;+a mPD, .V{5ڋfiZ̩ V@xx ۈ  `S4]{|<ڏ-_!FTi"u#j]E) Ec c ;_iZzXMv^]V-Fz,=Zgܤnw ҐzZj枩C D?aqh[u-m%"“]d)AE P|eoE|wq ;QU 1 796HEqE7M9:@gE%i q8) 7||j}ĤSC5| EBE[ksL1(+TB>Odq#2;@@kFL $FmJ9|ƒEk:5͓^(!&;V$b15(ANE'KԵ w[ Ѕ6CW0ѲQBE`TMo7]J EDn[hՀcwW&<;S35mn5EYe VxpV?Q,ҋ/?qU7"UzFpUAB _K6H y&˭T>z rˬ;MKhQR%CJ[u<`+*(0zq:1K;Q]1 z+9*1P$s۠551aN6Gߔ8uD݊GO٭jS(fXvJJ2WagZ<`J✋9bEK #tV A7H&&GQ# bmG eWus#0z"!-xZQdt>' !(LxV]+Fޞ< ̪SBdMȊԨ.- 7gu۫:Vx@;N6p V,mzS?Aթ- +vr8/jzĐM,^)XϹ+[AOVO>u>z4ͮg)9[ӂ GƆ'>FXrӫ0Lj+5lo1CډܦY9$5 ZL2-.!})#c~B D):["c.a?b:G)v)@}(Ó@@ƢӲ8!0j20jhF|70sRoIŤLNYd3tLx3*cp\Eb6?5J8 lH=fw**n C@xg@#Jee̺(9wfYeF3{ AL!ϖJ[M>}ͤ*Zzύ UO{~_ԤA *43v30q2"FEG!:/L`Ğqqo$.Dzݸ5$~Xoߑ}!!y,29j<;+y&ybJ>2G8zʢE|V WbOg`:TjE&].yq I>ONA}03`9.qIr HDmaQ/;c^zTQMDSHɵRqAY5٢Y+ͻ'aGn2Q{M:9&3rDݾTCL%A X7[q nC2'< +!e @TCXRQ̴`SUE˴린/z [Dۧ0.FMAN[!e@W˥wW+k30";SF5f G;P *%JޥS kSi @ Y+@* qQ+&E!7kOwR7d'=ŬVߓ7J\xhq$XRDJ i,c`{]MAi%=k{337 z [5|6)ZVpc4p,$V"77Ͳ/+4 YJAvyBI)Dxƣɷ r#Yp!x7I$rx/HWDMK=læra,1e%/4v5;li1Ž!dyu'/MDLw=Ҧ"yx}<`T}<26 (lr1@frF?A-؂ZMyr$>c'e7 SIպ*eVPzX>KKC_rV TDFt'ƞu%AnNTAQ>͚,bӣLp´oI1y1| cI&˳,҂Q>~E2+w%R+ȑk |g-:<ćA\v"=LmF a/(,ZպHLJ@T K;VҴ[eC*yG&].6@-@A_x+ZzI;{OΫ3q8( 3qHYt$mf@GA+Y6do|]-'#"uj֖lE>֘tܰmu8 J'KA'Ic!>|婅;NH"kAk-`CA~6&AV8_c(g{jXHs&W7d=0DJuisWJЍ@8ͽ9FЇ8Lȉcl Q"ϝ 0W\VO[{ jỸxmtMc= WKwh?P1Z+2Ȧnw^ t>y)+;q̳B_ <2qnSN@)'Dߔ:~nZ ];ǀwׯD-B>Q7S#꧱z-C {'nbGnϙvH+kB i0wsi:^Oɣ"O']1']tLXȅ-3,+h-,;84}s!|iqqX#b:h"uo, y1 q ~'Z}vfC:>|b]QK-yӻGq,r(\Ή;|Iɹg1htm )7!|oĤpˣ|zA )f4߻]W5c*P|6􅮰hRTuNX ?e ZD/X[.HGOŤ=ב׽ o6Bp)1N(,4!Xə[ $tk&C+*j 366腓16;IVҴ+ 2l3;ȗ DD5Ηas2ogA9ۚS.2?L3˲$Q'~ɽ{777V%/%w?]LJ|Czin X#b#hydD*OOѪN`/NIkQ%|NzU}|jf>hGrܺ\|>oU=O{w=rbuWAm@J+yXɢ+'׵HHjk)0ixoVtH㼬V0X4e'_{^G,~/X , ЁOVr kKĩ $[NGw)YFK{ o;ƿ>;z%EN3.u>[S^@Izxn>\)U{ݐIg9gs]Ywyp\A)WY-A$7a?/A*4/!]`.oدgB$]s]hY6bgكǏDZ6!YNզ?|{Srɂ$T/[g%*~% Y+Y:ڏ)R%\gܿml[,ǂ!'ѭ#R9rufܮ3V8 4u/ X+*5Im`qC&j!ƪnjgNGHF_&H6։}N!/5AlƤ\n\xR=|룱iQqnx2 ȌvA9! UO3 ,N4'!OlK+\F5Hv2 'H#8# T-40;rC"]L*LK0&~9xZaˉ]֋eƼݛ7RB&̚M({edi ӯD CE@zcϔi``U5S۴ Y,:WOחV\zf7J,b94g_\&bP1iI6R݈`CJn%y?_Nɍ-Zob`5<4Һ W{wlZLi%dtq\.6w[{rK+7,Z4,Zψϑ ^3$X,9ZX&e#n CƱ9^~F2Oo{oє꩙ۅG|cل.t݌zM*admtH\scݬ.L\kb0.z,) s7bW&jƀzБC_^7(Xpj}ZJ0QNxY"F{^rGwiDb|əak%e# UVB u[hB ]E7[U 01Η<7i F_HE\#Q(Z>ٸ4w4~[^kZ*xLdׁeBl^+ + `l|ާ]tw!ɲ=%Df{J\g;ETˡEe1QX7e610N  壚BnE,lfj{+WJ 3C8Ե_έ]nN3'W;}Ŕ8$Ji` Q?f~VX =K!#OcZw:i `LSGPCET)Ua`vF$MѝZ3^%?,~P*$#q")p#:TtA W64E4i88($˱|!\cCe \к *3?Jpc?a4MgM#u)u*"1+#}'*(1X CL6*hJc y`xrUΟZZrleO%;&d ĥb&сY$؎sciYyT:ڠ;{_sOҕiۺ}$Qٺk#n_"My5ՠg2"ޠͪof y:}vhFN7.7aTnhŊl؊nPkP#E"wiu$vy.nn& \ܘ7G#p$NռD^1HpȥXuRm:y$]MLsȃ&5+n7ξknnMwSD^sEj8_}cw#^WA%h\H  |"V@]^ G4s'ɋ&R'PHuZų4UZ $h8Vii-mjr\8i{c9v:;V 8bL)}H.IDêfFr$&1C늾}X(M&R!1M^\RZD.ol%\Hy|F0]q>bC{c–ͼj WzXkr@IK̭.} HZ)$#KߎnZw1re1qE Tg f{~4SiLQN@<64r#- ,j80.환3\@0cw$"Ei@u:xuyBuV6q0F9/4Zy/P55 O_V_xM:0Y:Nv~%gXBi.x|-;s2" Ԋtzs&詟YGqVCJ6KwkVӗ2U=е ;z: ߋap&qil'!#߰ȃv 혢,.D$Sq#iK~P)Z\2%!(H HjcoȓkV NlFG-co^)CZtOIg3Dg6t3Q8 jgqe1>aNqÔY1&J_#遮QUb[Q&D6m:˴ExoQ=`ILm[4^%X0QȑGωa9EA8m JI_%-3C?ŐBbm6 o9rX&ڪg6>>~3a-;?&rYEDE|=KaUߩEI ^eu nQKjNd(2 z8ַ| h ɆI:ٽ?Gd?{,^ jPoؾ>mCџ m\gRb&T)i(Lhyh4]b+%uh12K(0k1  .{ {<"*+ sыV061'Ihuj@FqMA.3"r:6m^N.;s40ii5I+Fyq 0nc15ӓ~Ư%$[+pK ]cGW~ :HcrsMQwN;b:2a$eӵwJo =U2}sMymjZ@'RTDEh>ixcP Ee>Ąg]@yX|NYx8iwh{#鰎yW]ՁkI-0_;?U,aqwsȮYWZPߡw?k9IoXcKFC"ˏjaOT>go@:6W.ا"Q'ڴ>(^1%#sZN+۫[4QʢfRrc6 _6~tH 4öU m3dkžv݉:Qv4Bc8qx6~HX"Z3נctƷ~4ˉCk/5{$F۫WͣG 1>Bva ~|#M Fv ;2ČJY` kCOϧ;* <Ҝ >З_~C"KufPaJ0}hBl 2(F|/bMmNrIz_JM@Ug].Λކ*&f#prEONnj\)ո@`H4喪DZh ;]]D[Z?M.!.njF3B6l_@͜7OЕ4Pm48B- 7_Vߐ rmPۗt2<'yy)_\1fР=}5Y?CXh;Q[}BNA?uV62:VO3k=Ƽ}\1LAb3s'0ˍNl`f[/An*OW ʌ!_xƱi>HI [o`X]V/,d$ݽ(HCNEATin`+7vX|&wx?*㟖~c=j2"x-6qxǺTi%J& 'L?}xӿڷl,ͻvS 0pvfҖJxa|Gg;kg%V 9fmNkT`V*3}fNcțDJ“8%U7wr1 ThvZ17\ixeSSNQEBހr&]RW֎fM_.fX8lN֗o[J޳Ttו@i0O4 Z{7xBTT{Hs'd,b'@k!/N6Դdj3(lu:HoM"djXY˳?AT K/ ]w._*|sR&}:]_k>Da3q(چFSHL= 5/Ѿ;⻒a|p͖i(ϫ4sVi=C(J+k9畛8b]E>ѴU"N0ka"G&!+wgb Z)~KF|Gĺ%l"clm0WӾEcDx^uǗh6TBH[)"p{ Bloup#RHKNH쵞L  hc=(imjJ*F(d}(#E54ixw k8|;
    Enjoying the preview?
    Page 1 of 1