Folk explanations of blood-lands: the map of massacres and bestial cruelties

Blood is not solely a body part and a medicinal substance; it’s likewise a metaphor for life. Blood as a social concept has mainly been explored as a symbol of kinship, genetic heritage and lineage, nationalism, race, taboo, in rituals, and blood dona- tions. Besides that, ethnic or national surviv...

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Main Author: Mojca Ramšak
Format: Article
Language:ces
Published: Sciendo 2016-12-01
Series:Slovenský Národopis
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Online Access:http://www.uet.sav.sk/files/sn4-2016-ramsak.pdf