Ipostaze simbolice ale sacrificiului pentru construcţii în Moldova
Symbolic Hypostases of Construction Sacrifice in Moldavia
Author(s): Adina HulubaşSubject(s): Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology
Published by: Editura Palatul Culturii
Keywords: foundation rites; horse skulls; sacrifice; magic thinking; superstition
Summary/Abstract: The article continues the investigation of ethnographic data gathered in The Folklore Archive of Moldavia and Bucovina as part of the research carried on peasant architecture. Foundation sacrifices are analyzed both from a synchronic perspective, based on testimonies recorded in the recent years, and from a diachronic point of view, as a result of historical resources the article quotes. Evidence from around the world argues that the need to offer a live or inanimate gift to the spirit of the place puts the human mind at ease when building a new home.
Journal: Anuarul Muzeului Etnografic al Moldovei
- Issue Year: 2018
- Issue No: 18
- Page Range: 189-224
- Page Count: 36
- Language: Romanian