Basilisk (cockatrice) and its symbolism in the general and south Slavic context

The paper deals with the genesis of the image and the symbolism of one of the most striking figures in the imagined medieval bestiary - basilisk, and its related mythical animals - cockatrice, serpent's king, abraxas, both in the general and South Slavic context. An analysis of written...

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Main Authors: Bašić Ivana, Uzelac Aleksandar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Ethnography, SASA, Belgrade 2018-01-01
Series:Glasnik Etnografskog Instituta SANU
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Online Access:http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0350-0861/2018/0350-08611801155B.pdf