Българските легендарни предания за Рим-папа
Bulgarian Legendary Sagas on Rome-Pope

Summary/Abstract: The article follows some evidence for “Rome-Pope” in Bulgarian traditional Christian culture and folklore (songs, legends, sagas) which have not yet been object of folklore and ethnology studies. The characteristics of the image have been outlined, as well as his “chronotop” – relation to the chthonic world, calendar activity in moments of transition from Old to New Year. A reconstruction of the invariant image is offered, preserving the characteristics of ancient pre-Christian godlike personage.

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