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Послесмъртният „живот“ на героите
The posthumous “life” of the heroes

Author(s): Grigor Har. Grigorov
Subject(s): Anthropology
Published by: Асоциация за антропология, етнология и фолклористика ОНГЬЛ

Summary/Abstract: The paper analyzes the memory of the heroes as a specific invitation for real common actions. The investigator suggests that the cliché-plot of undead hero (Hadji Dimitar, Hristo Botev) initiates the appearance of impostor heroes while the cliché-plot of the elusive hero (Vasil Levski, Gotze Delchev) provokes the digging out and hiding of the dead heroes’ bones aiming to attest their resurrection. Some texts testifying the accomplishment of these mechanisms in Bulgaria are shown.

  • Issue Year: 2007
  • Issue No: Special
  • Page Range: 115-131
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: Bulgarian