The bride as the object and subject of Brest wedding folklore Cover Image

Нявеста як аб’ект i суб’ект вясельнага фальклору Брэстчыны
The bride as the object and subject of Brest wedding folklore

Author(s): Inna Šved
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Customs / Folklore
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu w Białymstoku
Keywords: bride; wedding ceremony; Brest folklore; subject; object; sacred; transition

Summary/Abstract: In the article Brest wedding folklore, which depicts the most representative image of the bride is analyzed. It is concluded that the interpretation of the bride as a stranger, “non-human” receives both positive and negative evaluation. This is due to the fact that one attributes to the bride magical power of polar orientation and features that make her dangerous, hostile and at the same time wonderful, fetal and rich.

  • Issue Year: 2015
  • Issue No: 7
  • Page Range: 273-294
  • Page Count: 22
  • Language: Belarusian
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