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CUD KEFALOFORII I JEGO PRAWOSŁAWNO-SŁOWIAŃSKIE KONTEKSTY
The Miracle of Cephalophory and its Orthodox-Slavonic contexts

Author(s): Paweł Dziadul
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature
Published by: Uniwersytet Opolski
Keywords: Cephalophory; martyrdom; sacralization of space; hierophany; Orthodox Slavs

Summary/Abstract: The main concept of this work is the presentation and analysis of a specific motif occurred both in hagiography and iconography – cephalophory. It consists of three main aspects: martyrdom, decapitation and carrying a head. A severed head symbolized posthumous glory of a martyr, but it got more universal meaning connected with hierophany which sacralized a concrete space. The legend of cephalophory was created in the Latin West, however it was adopted in the Christian East and in the Slavia Orthodoxa area, where it was covered with new meanings.

  • Issue Year: 19/2015
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 97-102
  • Page Count: 6
  • Language: Polish
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