Region specific national veterinary in Belarus: swine treatment Cover Image

Рэгiянальная спецыфiка народнай ветэрынарыi беларусаў: лекаванне свiней
Region specific national veterinary in Belarus: swine treatment

Author(s): Alâksandra Šrubok
Subject(s): Anthropology, Social Sciences, Language studies, Language and Literature Studies, Customs / Folklore
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu w Białymstoku
Keywords: folk veterinary; charms; pig diseases; themes and motifs of charms

Summary/Abstract: The article is devoted to specific characteristics and particularities of pig healing practice in Belarusian folk veterinary system. An attention is also paid to nonverbal and verbal efforts to look after swine health. Main themes and motifs of pronouncing incantatory words concerning this thematic group are defined. A set of data makes it possible to identify regional characteristics of veterinary practice of swine treatment in Belarus.

  • Issue Year: 2016
  • Issue No: 8
  • Page Range: 335-347
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Belarusian