European Traditional Folk Beliefs S
Study Cycle: 2
Lectures: 30
Seminars: 30
Tutorials: 0
ECTS credit: 6
Lecturer(s): prof. dr. Mencej Mirjana
On the basis of folklore material and comparative research the students become acquainted with traditional European folk beliefs and their functions. The emphasis is on comparative approach. Discussed are the following topics: concept of space, time, temporal and spatial boundaries, notions about death and life after death, soul and double, people endowed with supernatural abilities, werevolves, supernatural beings, witchcraft, magic, shamanism etc. Discussed are selected case studies of contemporary ethnographic research.
Vaz da Silva Francisco 2008: Archeology of Intangible Heritage. New York Peter Lang. [COBISS.SI-ID - 32253741]
Ginzburg Carlo 2004: Ecstasies, Deciphering the Witches´ Sabbath (1. izdaja 1991), London: Penguin Books. [COBISS.SI-ID - 7700152]
Lecouteux Claude 2003: Witches, Werewolves, and Fairies. Shapeshifters and Astral Doubles in the Middle Ages. Rochester, Vermont: Inner Traditions. [COBISS.SI-ID - 50168674]
Pócs Éva 1999: Between the Living and the Dead. Budapest: Central European University Press. [COBISS.SI-ID - 9225570]
Recommendable Literature:
Pócs Éva 1989: Fairies and witches at the Boundary of South-Eastern and Central Europe. Helsinki: FFC 243.