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Folk legends are traditional narratives that are passed down orally within a culture, often featuring supernatural elements, moral lessons, or cultural values. They serve to explain natural phenomena, historical events, or cultural practices, reflecting the beliefs and identity of the community from which they originate.
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Folk legends are traditional narratives that are passed down orally within a culture, often featuring supernatural elements, moral lessons, or cultural values. They serve to explain natural phenomena, historical events, or cultural practices, reflecting the beliefs and identity of the community from which they originate.
Şeyh Hamza ne zaman yaşadığı tam olarak bilinmeyen, Çorum'un Hacı Bey Ağacı köyünde medfun bulunan ancak mezarının yeri zamanla kaybolan dinî, manevi hüviyete sahip tarihi bir şahsiyettir. Şeyh Hamza'nın mezarı, arşiv vesikalarında... more
he article studies with reduplicated stenes or word Coming elements in Armenian They main ly ire typical of Armenian everyday speech and this is why are used of ten in H. Matevosyin's prose, who is an innovator of literary prose A... more
The paper describes two biological presences in Western Australia which appear to derive from Madagascar, elephant bird eggs and boabs [i.e. baobabs]. These have been described as consequences of oceanic drift, but this is an implausible... more
The Dative shift is observed in Brazilian Portuguese (BP), Mozambique Portuguese (MP), and San Tome Portuguese (STP). It comprises the alternation between a prepositional dative construction (PDC) and a double object construction (DOC) as... more
Kumalık kavramı, Türk kültüründe kadim devirlerden bu yana devam eden bir evlilik biçimi olmuştur. Türk mitolojisinin ana kaynaklarından sayılan ve ideal kağan tipini anlatan Oğuz Kağan Destanı’nda hükümdarın iki eşi vardır. Muhtelif Türk... more
This article examines the folk ritual of sewing shut a live frog's mouth within the broader context of binding magic practices. Drawing upon judicial and investigative archival records from the Hetmanate period (18th-century Ukraine), the... more
I bet you have some questions about Bigfoot. The sorts of questions that make it difficult to easily dismiss it as a hoax or wilderness folk tale. Like, if the whole thing is made up, why do people keep encountering them? If the infamous... more
Издание осуществлено при поддержке Межгосударственного фонда гуманитарного сотрудничества государств -участников СНГ. Руководитель проекта и автор Предисловия: кандидат филологических наук Светлана Прокоп (Институт культурного наследия... more
The book is dedicated to Venerable Irodion Iloezersky, a nowadays nearly forgotten saint, who lived in Belozerye in the first half of the 16th century. It dwells on his life and destiny, the story of his veneration by the local people in... more
In this book, scholars drawn from across the country have studied, in their respective articles, the various art forms, traditions, beliefs, rituals and practices to contribute towards a dynamic and updated understanding of what... more
Medeniyetlerin estetik ve teknik açıdan gelişmişlik düzeylerine vurgu yapan mimarlık ürünleri, kültürel mirasın somut örnekleri olduğu kadar, geçmiş dönemden süregelen birtakım inanışları ve söylenceleri barındırmaları bakımından aynı... more
Часопис за књижевност, језик, уметност и културу Journal for Literature, Language, Art and Culture година XXVI / број 87 / 2025 Year XXVI / Volume 87 / 2025 ТЕМАТ ЛИПАРА / THEMATIC ISSUE СИМБОЛИЧКА ФИГУРАЦИЈА ДРВЕЋА И ВОЋА У КЊИЖЕВНОСТИ /... more
Stoodley Pike is a peace memorial erected after the Napoleonic Wars by freemasonic subscription. It is located on the site of a probable prehistoric cairn, on a prominent headland overlooking the Upper Calder Valley of West Yorkshire,... more
Structuralists, in the last century, have sought to obtain narrative maps and specific narrative patterns that can be used to examine folk tales, fairy tales, and legends of nations. After a lot of effort and presentation of various... more
Türk Kültür tarihinde Baba/Bab, Ata kelimeleri Anadolu’nun fethinden önceleri de kullanılan kelimelerdir. Baba kelimesi Ata anlamında da kullanılmakta olup Türkçenin dışında Rus, Fars, berberi ve Romen dillerinde de kullanılmaktadır.... more
Статья посвящена группе охотничьих заговоров и магических формул, которые фиксировались на протяжении примерно двух веков на огромной территории Русского Севера и Северо-Запада, Южной и Центральной России, Поволжья, Приуралья и Сибири. На... more
This article examines Peter Ackroyd's The English Ghost (2010) as a significant cultural archive gathering ghost stories that emerged over a broad time span, from the Anglo-Saxon period to the present day. Ackroyd compiles this collection... more
This study explores seventeen folk legends related to places and sacred waters in the locality of Markovi Kuli, Prilep, documented through original field research. These legends are presented in alphabetical order and visualized on a... more
Չնայած գիտական շրջանակներում գերիշխում է Տիեզերական ծառի համապարփակության մասին տեսակետը, սակայն վերջին հետազոտությունները վկայում են, որ այդ առասպելույթը միարժեքորեն տարածված չէ բոլոր ժողովուրդների ավանդույթներում: Անհրաժեշտ է փաստել, որ... more
Kharakarei Osa is a gradually disappearing Śākta ritual tradition of Odisha, primarily preserved in the cultural landscape of Paralakhemundi. Rooted in the ancient Tantric practices of Śakti worship, this observance reflects the syncretic... more
This dissertation offers an in-depth study of the caizi jiaren xiaoshuo 才子佳人小說 (scholar-beauty romances), presenting the first comprehensive overview of this literary subgenre in a Western language, along with an analysis of the... more
This article explores Swedish midsummer traditions as a cultural and embodied practice in which ritual, dance, and symbolic action intersect. Drawing on long-term practical experience within folk dance, the study approaches dance not as a... more
Antes de pasar al análisis y a la reflexión, es conveniente conocer cómo es -¿cómo era?-la versión del extraordinario cuento que da pie al asunto que me propongo abordar, tal como la recogí de una de mis informantes principales: Catalina... more
La fundación del centro de "Torá" (Pentateuco) en Córdoba : versiones en judea-español de la leyenda de los cuatro cautivos, Et amicorum (2019) 453-463
Tan lejos de Dios es el lapsus mortis que experimenta un inmigrante ilegal que cae agotado poco después de cruzar la línea fronteriza de los Estados Unidos. Ese sueño o delirio constituye el cuerpo mismo de la obra, la cual toma la forma... more
The researcher has aimed to analyse Amitav Ghosh's Jungle Nama: A Story of the Sundarban in the light of environmental resistance it faced from the Anthropocene. The capitalist's paradigm and colonial regime have been exposed in the... more
Bu çalışma, Safranbolu geleneksel konutlarında yaygın olarak görülen ancak mevcut literatürde sınırlı biçimde ele alınan “gliste” yapı elemanının tanımlanması ve mimari bağlamda değerlendirilmesini amaçlamaktadır. Geleneksel Türk konut... more
В статье рассматриваются функции кота/кошки в разных видах сказок, а также оценки, которые получает животное в этиологических текстах. Как и многие другие животные, например собака, кот выступает как персонаж амбивалентный, что, как... more
Artiklen bringer et for første gang et samlet overblik over alle skattefund, fra 1600-tallet krigshærgede periode i Syd- og Sønderjylland og sætter skattene i kontekst hvilke krige de dateringsmæssigt kan knyttes til. endvidere gives der... more
Bizim kəndimizdə cin hakqında belə danışıllar ki, deer, bir kişiin atı varmış töləsində bir-iki baş. Hər səhər durup gedəndə görürmüş atın biri qan-tərin içindədi. Hər səər bıın yorulmuş görür. Bir gün gedir. Deer, mən bına nağayrım kı,... more
Öz: O uz Türklerinin önemli destanlar ndan Dede Korkut Hikâyeleri, onlar n sosyal, siyasi ve idari ya am n epik bir dille anlat r ve millî kültürün önemli bir miras d r. Uzun süre sadece iki nüshas bilinen eserin, yak n zamanda bulunan... more
Folklor xalqın genetik yaddaşının, milli-mənəvi yaşantılarının təcəssümüdür. Xalq tə-fəkkürünü müxtəlif forma və məzmunda əks etdirən mətnlər keçmişimiz haqqında dəyərli faktlardır, hiss və düşüncələrimizin təzahürüdür. İraq türkmanları... more
Perhaps the most bizarre of the creatures told in Anatolian legends is “Al Karısı”. It pesters the women who have newly given birth, even kills them. This legendary creature has the appearance of half a giant, half a witch. In general the... more
Апстракт: Музичка игра представља мултимодалну активност у којој се различите комбинације ритмичног говора, покретā и гестова, вокализација и песама преплићу; која тече и често је фрагментарна и која се пре трансформише него само понавља.... more
EN DEL I HELHETEN Tillkomsten av musikforskning som en akademisk disciplin hör ihop med förändringar inom två samhällsområden. Det ena området är musiklivets successiva expansion och professionalisering. Det andra är motsvarande... more
This text was another attempt by the author to convert the oral folklore texts and fragments of the original folk tale folklore of the population of Socotra - in Soqotri - into interesting and readable (aloud!) texts of the literature for... more
De pers kan, zeker voor de 19de eeuw, een waardevolle aanvulling bieden voor officieel bronnenmateriaal. Ook toen kwam er al eens nepnieuws voor. Het was misschien niet altijd bedoeld, maar het ontbrak de organen aan (degelijke)... more
Упркос честој анализи Дамјановљеве прозе кроз призму гротеске, пародије и деконструкције ауторитета, контекстуализовање Божје фигуре у тим оквирима опстајало је тек као узгредна тема у досадашњим критичким разматрањима. Наш рад настоји да... more
NUCC Marko Cepenkov Vojdan Chernodrinski Theatre – Prilep THE CLOCK by Lidija Mitoska-Gjorgjievska Directed by: Kristina Dimitrova Dramaturg: Lidija Mitoska-Gjorgjievska Set and Costume Design: Blagoj Micevski Music: Filip Jezdić and Tome... more
RITUAL FOLKLORE OF WESTERN AZERBAIJAN: POETIC STRUCTURES, ARCHETYPAL CODES AND THE SYNERGETIC MODEL OF COLLECTIVE MEMORY This study examines the ritual folklore of Western Azerbaijan as a multilayered cultural system that integrates... more
This article presents a simplified and structured analysis of the motif of "Return to the Homeland" in the folk poetry of Western Azerbaijan. The study demonstrates that the concept of return is not limited to physical relocation but also... more
In folk beliefs the Chud are an ancient mythical people that lived in the territory of the European North, the Urals, and Siberia. The article presents the results of a study of narrations about the Chud in Siberian chronicles, epics,... more
This is Ch. 2 of King Arthur's Modern Return, edited by Debra N. Mancoff. Garland Publishing, 1998, pp. 13-29. ISBN 0-8153-2500-2. Examining medieval debates over Arthur's life beyond the grave, and the many and fluid nature of the many... more
This chapter appears in slightly different form on pp. 442-454 on the massive Good Thoughts on Folklore and Mythology : Festschrift for Terry Gunnell, edited by Ingunn Asdísírdóttir, Felix Lummer, Rósa Thorsteinsdóttir, Katrín Lísa van... more
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