THE BELL AND ITS SYMBOLIC ROLE IN SLOVENIA
THE BELL AND ITS SYMBOLIC ROLE IN SLOVENIA
Author(s): Mojca KovačičSubject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Cultural history, Customs / Folklore, Music, History of Church(es), Sociology of Art
Published by: Lietuvių literatūros ir tautosakos institutas
Keywords: Bells; supernatural powers; baptism; folk literature; inscriptions; iconography; personification;
Summary/Abstract: Subject: The symbolic representation of the bell in Slovenian culture. Purpose of study: To analyze the phenomena of the appearance of the bell in Slovenian folk heritage, bell inscriptions, iconography, Christian and pre-Christian rituals. Methods: Folklore, descriptive, historical.
Journal: Tautosakos darbai
- Issue Year: 2006
- Issue No: 32
- Page Range: 105-116
- Page Count: 12
- Language: English