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Az „istenküldötte” ember a népmesében
The Man Sent by God in Folktales

Author(s): Péter Bálint
Subject(s): Customs / Folklore, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology
Published by: Erdélyi Múzeum-Egyesület
Keywords: man sent by God; helping/assisting creature; beauty as divine attribute; guardian angel

Summary/Abstract: The expression “Son of God” rarely occurs in folktales, taletellers rather speak about the messenger/ the man “sent by God”. ’The Son of God’ is an abstract concept for them, although they suspect that it refers to the Messiah or a prophet. In the narratives we differentiate between the man “sent by God” and the helping/assisting creature. On the one hand, they define themselves in a different way; on the other hand, they behave differently while discoursing with the hero.

  • Issue Year: LXXXIV/2022
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 50-62
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Hungarian
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