Katehorija nyžčoj mifolohiji v systemi svitohladnyx ujavleń karpatśkix ukrajinciv
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2012
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Wydawnictwo Naukowe UAM
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‘Lesser Mythology’ in the Carpathian Ukrainians’ System of Worldview Notions
Abstract
‘Lesser mythology’ played an important role in the worldview notions of the Carpathian
Ukrainians (Hutsuls, Boykos and Lemkos) during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. It
combines notions about various demonic figures, which may be divided into three types:
figures of unearthly origin; transformed human souls; people in possession of secret
knowledge and supernatural qualities. The terms used to define the representatives of lesser
mythology varied from region to region. A range of euphemisms was also used. The
coexistence between the living and the undead gave rise to many taboos relating to magic.
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Lesser mythology, demon, category, character, figure, dialect, word, title, term, adjective
Citation
Poznańskie Studia Slawistyczne, 2012, nr 3, s.261–274
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978-83-232-2473-0