Original scientific paper

The structure of two Glagolitic amulets

Gordana Čupković ; Filozofski fakultet, Zadar

Abstract

The author analyzes the expressive means used for exhortation purposes in two Croatian Glagolitic amulets, one dating from the end of the 14th or the beginning of the 15th century in the northern Čakavian area, and the other from the 19th century on one of the islands around Zadar. The stylistic analysis of texts with magical background supports some of the generally accepted views on the relationship between language and myth, and the place of magic in the mythical consciousness, revealing typical structural elements of magic and spell-casting discourse and pointing to production of various text types derived from this type of discourse.

Keywords

Croatian language; Glagolitic texts; amulets

Hrčak ID:

157190

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/157190

Publication date:

10.12.2001.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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