DAS SYMBOLISCHE IM WEG DER EHEFRAU UND DIE IDENTITÄT DES KÜNSTLERS
The Symbolism of the Wife’s Way and Artist Identity

Summary/Abstract: The topic of the present contribution is the exploration of a central motif in the myth ofthe “Mesterul Manole”/ “the Master- Builder Manole” in the Balkan as well as theGerman and Hungarian ballad and legend versions from Transylvania. It is about the waythe wife of the church builder back to her husband. This is to be interpreted as aconveying symbol, which combines reality and imaginary, in order to ascend to the levelsof transition, transformation and finally to bring about initiation (by means of a sacrifice).In our comparative analysis, we want to see if and how the path symbol in the discussedtexts has been maintained and/or redesigned.

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