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Folkloric aspects of the Romanian imaginary and myth /
This volume explores a selection of significant and topical elements from the vast amount of Romanian folkloric and mythological material. It sheds light on the mythical-ritualistic aspects of three complex calendar holydays (specifically The Lads of Brașov, Călușarii, and Sânzienele), whose rit...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Newcastle-upon-Tyne :
Cambridge Scholars Publishing,
2018.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Intro; Table of Contents; Foreword; Chapter One; The Custom of the Lads from cheii Bra ovului; From Mythic-ritualistic Gesture to Popular Show; The Sânziene-Between Tradition and Actuality; Chapter Two; The Imaginary of the Female Body in Romanian Folklore; The Symbolic Valence of the Female Body in the Context of Various Calendar Customs; The Body-an Integral Component of the Universe in the Cult of the Mandrake; The Body, the Ritual of Banishing Plague, and Witchery; The Woman in the Traditional Romanian Society
- The Ia-the Imperative Element of the Uniqueness of the Romanian Woman's Traditional CostumeChapter Three; The Iele; The Rusalii; The tima Apei; The Woodwoman; The Strigoi; The Living Strigoii; The Dead Strigoii; The Narrative Imaginary; Chapter Four; The Cosmogonical Myth; The Myth of Creation through Sacrifice; The Myth Reflected in Folk Literature; A Few Considerations on Ballad Variants; The Structure of the Ballad: Motifs and Symbols; The Myth Concerning the Pursuit of Immortality; Illustrations