Cenotaph – Cult of Ritual-Symbolic Graves on the Territory of Modern-Day Croatia Cover Image

Kenotaf – kult ritualno-simboličnih grobova na prostoru današnje Hrvatske
Cenotaph – Cult of Ritual-Symbolic Graves on the Territory of Modern-Day Croatia

Author(s): Marin Buovac
Subject(s): Archaeology, Cultural history, Customs / Folklore, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology
Published by: Matica hrvatska Daruvar
Keywords: cenotaph; cemetery; pagan customs and beliefs; cult; ritus; Nin; Salona; epigraphy;

Summary/Abstract: The author of this paper examines the phenomena of cenotaphs, which have existed from ancient times to the present, with particular focus on their topographical and chronological appearance as well as their historical growth in modern-day Croatia. The author uses a variety of interdisciplinary sources, including inscriptional material, archaeological research, material remains, reconstructions, ethnological research, archival, cartographic, onomastic, pictorial, and other data, to support his conclusions.

  • Issue Year: VII/2024
  • Issue No: 8-9
  • Page Range: 140-149
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Croatian
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