Mara, plow the planes – poetry, magic, ritual

Lyric folk poetry, which is based on archaic worldviews, often bases its origins on ritual and magic. Among the lyrics which “copy” and “comment on” the beliefs in certain properties of plants, one poem recorded by Vuk Karadžić has special significance. The poem tells of how a man, knowing about the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Zoja Karanović
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Belgrade 2016-03-01
Series:Etnoantropološki Problemi
Online Access:http://eap-iea.org/index.php/eap/article/view/486