Ethnologica Dalmatica, Vol. 20 , 2013.
Original scientific paper
Traditional Beliefs in Supernatural Beings and Phenomena on the Territory of Zagvozd
Ivana Vuković
orcid.org/0000-0002-6458-8785
; Etnografski muzej Split
Abstract
The aim of this paper is to examine one part of spiritual culture, the traditional belief in supernatural beings and phenomena on the territory of Zagvozd. The data presented in this paper was gathered during the field research in Zagvozd in 2009 and 2010. The research has shown that traditional fantasy creatures and phenomena have a very important role in the life of the inhabitants of Zagvozd, including elderly people, young people and middle-aged people. The inhabitants of Zagvozd believed, and some still believe in the existence of the following supernatural beings: fairies, mares, witches, orbs and the dead. The phenomena such as spells and threats belong to the domain of fantastic in this area. The presentation of the basic characteristics which the creatures in the researched territory possess will be given in this paper. In some cases it will be singled out from the accounts if something is a living belief, present nowadays or a reflection of the former beliefs.
Keywords
traditional belief; supernatural beings; Zagvozd
Hrčak ID:
107304
URI
Publication date:
19.9.2013.
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