The Origin of the Literature and Music Texts of Hymns of the Žemaičių (Samogitian) Calvarias Cross Way (Mountains): A Local or Borrowed Tradition? Cover Image

Žemaičių Kalvarijos Kryžiaus Kelio (Kalnų) Giesmių Literat Ūrinių Ir Muzikinių Tekstų Kilmė: Vietos Ar Iš Svetur Atkeliavusi Tradicija?
The Origin of the Literature and Music Texts of Hymns of the Žemaičių (Samogitian) Calvarias Cross Way (Mountains): A Local or Borrowed Tradition?

Author(s): Alfonsas Motuzas
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Music, Poetry, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology, Hermeneutics
Published by: Visuomeninė organizacija »LOGOS«
Keywords: Samogitian Calvaria; Cross way; hymns;

Summary/Abstract: The article analyzes the origin of the religious literature and music texts of Žemaičių Calvarias Cross ways (Kalnai-the Mountains in English). It seeks to answer the question of whether the religious literature and music texts of Žemaičių Calvarias Kalnai are original or borrowed. The results of the research indicate that the biggest part the religious literature and music texts of Žemaičių Calvarias Kalnai are translation from Polish material. This shows that they were borrowed.

  • Issue Year: 2011
  • Issue No: 67
  • Page Range: 114-123
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Lithuanian