DOVIŠTE DOBRE VODE KOD FOČE
HOLY SITE OF DOBRE VODE NEAR FOČA
Author(s): Elvir DuranovićSubject(s): Cultural history, Customs / Folklore, Local History / Microhistory, Islam studies, Health and medicine and law
Published by: Univerzitet u Sarajevu
Keywords: holy site; the traditional holy site; Dobre Vode; Sheikh Murat; Salih; Zarudina; Kolun; Kasimovo vrelo; Turjak; evli; healing of the ill; St. George's Day;
Summary/Abstract: In this is monographic paper the author strives to show and clarify all aspects of the Dobre Vode Holy Site in the vicinity of Foča, starting from the introduction to the holy site’s basic elements, through the presentation and analysis of folk tales about the holy site, to the presentation of the site’s basic functions: healing, ritual and social ones. For the first time, in this paper the author made a statement about the pre-Islamic origin of this holy site which he tried to support with arguments.
Journal: PREGLED - časopis za društvena pitanja
- Issue Year: LX/2019
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 171-193
- Page Count: 23
- Language: Bosnian
