Funkcije povedk o nočnih srečanjih s čarovnicami in njihova vloga v konstrukciji prostora in časa&lt;br&gt;Tales about Nighttime Encounters with Witches, Their Function, and Their Role in the Construction of Space and Time&lt;/br&gt;

Mencej, Mirjam

doi:10.3986/sms.v8i0.1753

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“…The difference between this research and similar work by folklorists who study the functions of narratives in the construction of space and time (e.g. Mencej, 2005) is in the analysis of the concrete landscapes, which is closer to archaeological methodology. The village boundaries in the Karst region are marked also by ritual behaviour, seen in the phenomenon of "dead resting sites" (mrtva počivala 7 ).…”

Section: The Case Study Of Liminal Spaces In the Landscapementioning

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“…houses, stables, yards, corners, thresholds, fences, roads, archaeological sites, cemeteries, forests, waters, caves, etc. ; Mencej, 2005;Risteski, 2005;Hrobat, 2010a, 119-129, 154-156;Young, 2020), but the majority of the narratives and rituals connected to the world beyond are located outside of the living space, at village borders.…”

Section: Other Liminal Places and Elements Of Mythical Landscapementioning

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Between archaeology and anthropology

Hrobat Virloget

2023

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The article discusses the possibilities of interdisciplinary collaboration between archaeology and cultural anthropology/ethnology. What seemed some decades ago unthinkable, due to the elusiveness or inaccuracy of oral tradition perceived from the archaeological side, has recently provided new perspectives for understanding space, the key concept that links both humanistic disciplines. The article shows some basic theoretical concepts, enabling interdisciplinary collaboration between the two disciplines. The key elements which connect the two disciplines are space, the oral tradition attached to it and collective memory. The traditional perception of space can offer a better understanding of some archaeological materials. The oral tradition embedded in the landscape can give us some understanding of the continuity of symbolic values of places, such as liminal spaces or elements of mythical landscapes.

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Section: The Case Study Of Liminal Spaces In the Landscapementioning

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Section: Other Liminal Places and Elements Of Mythical Landscapementioning

confidence: 99%

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Hrobat Virloget

2023

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Man Versus Demon:Interconnections between Incantations and Belief Narratives

Nikolić

2019

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The present paper examines the relationship between incantations and belief narratives, two types of oral genres based on human contact with the supernatural. Such contact attests to a dangerous disruption of the boundary between the human and demonic worlds and to the intensive efforts to reinforce it so that participants may return to the space they belong in. For this purpose, various verbal and nonverbal tools are used in belief narratives (gestures, objects, plants, sound or light signals, certain activities – such as walking backwards, placing a cap over the forehead, etc.). In contrast, incantations, an inseparable part of vernacular magical practices, rely solely on verbal communication with impure forces.This paper will analyse the following aspects of interconnection between these oral genres: 1) the display of a genre within a genre – the presence of incantations in belief narratives, e.g., about dispersing hailstorm clouds; 2) the types of verbal communication with the supernatural in belief narratives (swearing, cursing, command, reproach) and their equivalents in incantations; 3) various motifs of protection from demons (counting the uncountable, using bodily fluids; thorn, fire, metal, broom, etc.). The consideration of shared elements in these genres that preserve the relationship with the mythological narrative include elements of the ceremonial context in which incantations are performed. I argue that some of these elements appear also in belief narratives, where they undergo a transformation.

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Funkcije povedk o nočnih srečanjih s čarovnicami in njihova vloga v konstrukciji prostora in časa<br>Tales about Nighttime Encounters with Witches, Their Function, and Their Role in the Construction of Space and Time</br>

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Man Versus Demon:Interconnections between Incantations and Belief Narratives

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