СВЕТИ НАУМ СРЕЩУ ЕДИН МОГЪЩ ЕЗИЧЕСКИ ОБРАЗ
SAINT NAHUM AGAINST ONE POWERFUL PAGAN IMAGE
Author(s): Veselin Panayotov, Danko GeorgievSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Bulgarian Literature, Philology
Published by: Шуменски университет »Епископ Константин Преславски«
Keywords: St. Nahum of Okhrid; Slavonic folk; Slavonic paganism
Summary/Abstract: Our article investigates the question of the choice of the mediaeval writer to oppose St. Nahum of Okhrid to an extremely powerful cult which is typical of Slavonic paganism – the cult of the bear. The authors suggest that this choice is not accidental but dominated by the wish of St. Nahum to defeat a strong pagan enemy. The article features various examples of the bear cult in Slavonic folk and literature texts.
Journal: Преславска книжовна школа
- Issue Year: 2012
- Issue No: 12
- Page Range: 348-354
- Page Count: 7
- Language: Bulgarian
