Predilkata so zoo-antropomorfni i demonski obeležja vo slovenskite mitski tradiciii<br>The Spinner with Zoo-Anthropomorphic and Demonic Features in the Slavic Mythic Traditions</br>

Five fragmented tiles originating from the 15th century and found in Prague are the research topic of this text. A woman and another zoo-anthropomorphic figure spinning in front of a spindle can be seen on the better preserved examples. An attempt has been made to connect the second figure with: (1)...

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Main Author: Nikos Čausidis
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Language:deu
Published: ZRC SAZU, Založba ZRC 2012-10-01
Series:Studia Mythologica Slavica
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Online Access:https://ojs.zrc-sazu.si/sms/article/view/1567
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description Five fragmented tiles originating from the 15th century and found in Prague are the research topic of this text. A woman and another zoo-anthropomorphic figure spinning in front of a spindle can be seen on the better preserved examples. An attempt has been made to connect the second figure with: (1) some forest or house female spirits from the Slavic folklore that are linked to the textile activities; (2) the initiation rites of girls into adult women through symbolic transformation from the natural sphere (animal, bear, forest) into the cultural (a wife, a house-socium) through the act of spinning and other textile activities.
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spelling doaj.art-52169d76673f4570bd96ba33abdf75b12022-12-22T02:47:59ZdeuZRC SAZU, Založba ZRCStudia Mythologica Slavica1408-62711581-128X2012-10-01159111510.3986/sms.v15i1.15671253Predilkata so zoo-antropomorfni i demonski obeležja vo slovenskite mitski tradiciii<br>The Spinner with Zoo-Anthropomorphic and Demonic Features in the Slavic Mythic Traditions</br>Nikos Čausidis0Institut za istorija na umetnosta i arheologija, Filozofskiot fakultet, Univerzitet Sv. Kiril i Metodi, bul. K. Misirkov b.b., p.f. 576, MK - 1000, Skopje MakedonijaFive fragmented tiles originating from the 15th century and found in Prague are the research topic of this text. A woman and another zoo-anthropomorphic figure spinning in front of a spindle can be seen on the better preserved examples. An attempt has been made to connect the second figure with: (1) some forest or house female spirits from the Slavic folklore that are linked to the textile activities; (2) the initiation rites of girls into adult women through symbolic transformation from the natural sphere (animal, bear, forest) into the cultural (a wife, a house-socium) through the act of spinning and other textile activities.https://ojs.zrc-sazu.si/sms/article/view/1567slavic mythologyfemale forest spiritsfemale house spiritsmokoshspinningweavinginitiation
spellingShingle Nikos Čausidis
Predilkata so zoo-antropomorfni i demonski obeležja vo slovenskite mitski tradiciii<br>The Spinner with Zoo-Anthropomorphic and Demonic Features in the Slavic Mythic Traditions</br>
Studia Mythologica Slavica
slavic mythology
female forest spirits
female house spirits
mokosh
spinning
weaving
initiation
title Predilkata so zoo-antropomorfni i demonski obeležja vo slovenskite mitski tradiciii<br>The Spinner with Zoo-Anthropomorphic and Demonic Features in the Slavic Mythic Traditions</br>
title_full Predilkata so zoo-antropomorfni i demonski obeležja vo slovenskite mitski tradiciii<br>The Spinner with Zoo-Anthropomorphic and Demonic Features in the Slavic Mythic Traditions</br>
title_fullStr Predilkata so zoo-antropomorfni i demonski obeležja vo slovenskite mitski tradiciii<br>The Spinner with Zoo-Anthropomorphic and Demonic Features in the Slavic Mythic Traditions</br>
title_full_unstemmed Predilkata so zoo-antropomorfni i demonski obeležja vo slovenskite mitski tradiciii<br>The Spinner with Zoo-Anthropomorphic and Demonic Features in the Slavic Mythic Traditions</br>
title_short Predilkata so zoo-antropomorfni i demonski obeležja vo slovenskite mitski tradiciii<br>The Spinner with Zoo-Anthropomorphic and Demonic Features in the Slavic Mythic Traditions</br>
title_sort predilkata so zoo antropomorfni i demonski obelezja vo slovenskite mitski tradiciii br the spinner with zoo anthropomorphic and demonic features in the slavic mythic traditions br
topic slavic mythology
female forest spirits
female house spirits
mokosh
spinning
weaving
initiation
url https://ojs.zrc-sazu.si/sms/article/view/1567
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