ARTICLE ON STUDYING THE MACEDONIAN FOLK TALES AND LEGENDS IN THE REGION OF KOCHANI Cover Image
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ПРИЛОГ КОН ПРОУЧУВАЊЕТО НА МАКЕДОНСКИТЕ НАРОДНИ ПРЕДАНИЈА, ЛЕГЕНДИ И МИТОВИ ВО КОЧАНСКО
ARTICLE ON STUDYING THE MACEDONIAN FOLK TALES AND LEGENDS IN THE REGION OF KOCHANI

Author(s): Ilinka Atanassova
Subject(s): Anthropology, Social Sciences, Customs / Folklore, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology, Culture and social structure
Published by: Асоциация за антропология, етнология и фолклористика ОНГЬЛ
Keywords: Kochani Region; legends; rice; symbol; agriculture; cultural tradition;

Summary/Abstract: Macedonian traditional folk tales and legends have a significant role in the overall heritage of our oral literature. Each area has preserved at least one, and sometimes more than one legend or folk tale. Certain folk tales that share the same central motif can be found in several different versions. What this work discusses are the folk tales and legends or myths that have been registered in the region of Kochani based on different motifs and categories: folk tales about historical figures, places, events, or supernatural beings. These literary pieces have been preserved until this day. The focus will primarily be directed towards folk tales related to the rice, as an important agricultural crop on which the economic and social life of the population depended.

  • Issue Year: 2021
  • Issue No: 20
  • Page Range: 101-113
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Macedonian