Охота и охотники в народной культуре белорусов
Hunting and hunters in the folk culture of Belarusians
Author(s): Inna ShvedSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Customs / Folklore, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: hunting; hunter; animals; hunting magic; folk culture
Summary/Abstract: The article reviews the history of hunting in Belarus and reveals the system of traditional ideas about hunting, which is closely related to the categories of everyday and mythological consciousness. It demonstrates that this craft is infused with a complex of mythological representations and is associated with magical practice. One also notes a special character of the relationship of hunters with foreign forces and beings. Hunters, while remaining a part of society, are in some cases endowed with demonic characteristics and equated with the category of “knowledgeable”, with sorcerers.
Journal: ZOOPHILOLOGICA. Polish Journal of Animal Studies
- Issue Year: 2018
- Issue No: 4
- Page Range: 49-69
- Page Count: 21
- Language: Russian