Bestijarij u Psalmima Vrhovčeve kajkavske Biblije
Bestiary in the Psalter of the Croatian Bible translation of the Kajakvian language type

Summary/Abstract: This article tackles the place and role of animals (bestiary) in the Bible i.e. the biblical bestiary. Particularly in the Psalter and in the Croatian Bible translation of the Kajakvian language type (dialect?). In Croatian biblical-literary studies generally, the topic of the bestiary, has scarcely been explored. The topic of the Kajkavian Bible, particulary the bestiary in the Psalter has not yet been explored at all. In this preliminary paper the author argues and shows that the Kajkavian language type, in Croatian biblical translations, has a more powerful and stronger expressiveness than in standard Croatian biblical translations. Finally, the author expresses regret that the so called ‘Vrhovec Bible’ (Kajkavian Bible translation), though important for the Croatian culture and language, has been so little investiagted, to the point that it is almost unknown even in academic circles in the country.

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