The Symbolic of the Willow as the Tree of Life and Death in Poland within the Context of the Cultures of Europe, the Mediterranean and Asia Cover Image
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Symbolika wierzby jako drzewa życia i śmierci w Polsce w kontekście kultur Europy, Śródziemnomorza i Azji
The Symbolic of the Willow as the Tree of Life and Death in Poland within the Context of the Cultures of Europe, the Mediterranean and Asia

Author(s): Jacek Dobrowolski
Subject(s): Anthropology
Published by: Instytut Sztuki Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: symbol; mythology; Slavic; poetry

Summary/Abstract: The author of the essay presented the symbolic of the willow in assorted cultures. While analysing texts, carrying out meticulous philological research, examining works of art and conducting hermeneutic comparisons he presented an extremely wide spectrum of meanings ascribed to this particular plant in various parts of the world.

  • Issue Year: 2011
  • Issue No: 02-03
  • Page Range: 259-274
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Polish
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