TY - JOUR

T1 - Reflections on some ethno-linguistic parallels between Celts and Basques 

T2 - (Atlantic substratum of “red devil” & “black wizard”)

AU - Zélikov, Mikhail V.

PY - 2020

Y1 - 2020

N2 - The article studies the possible relics that could confirm that some folklore motifs based on mythological traditions demonstrate some particular examples showing supernatural and chthonic features. Some of the cultural and linguistic remains of insular Celtic reflect contact with early non-Indo-European languages of the Atlantic region in the context of a Pre-Celtic substratum. One of the leading traces of it are the symbolic similarities of “red”, “black” and “white” between specific Celtic and Basque (Pyrenean) mythological and linguistic features.

AB - The article studies the possible relics that could confirm that some folklore motifs based on mythological traditions demonstrate some particular examples showing supernatural and chthonic features. Some of the cultural and linguistic remains of insular Celtic reflect contact with early non-Indo-European languages of the Atlantic region in the context of a Pre-Celtic substratum. One of the leading traces of it are the symbolic similarities of “red”, “black” and “white” between specific Celtic and Basque (Pyrenean) mythological and linguistic features.

M3 - Article

VL - 48

SP - 1

EP - 17

JO - The Journal of Indo-European Studies

JF - The Journal of Indo-European Studies

SN - 0092-2323

IS - 1 & 2

ER -