Prace Bałtystyczne. Tom 8
Baltic Works. Volume 8
Language - Literature - Culture
Contributor(s): Justyna Prusinowska (Editor), Danuta Roszko (Editor), Inesa Szulska (Editor)
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Studies of Literature, Latvian Literature, Lithuanian Literature, Theory of Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: freedom; Lithuania; Latvia; cultural heritage; linguistics; cultural studies; literary studies
Summary/Abstract: Volume 8 of the series "Works in Baltic Studies. Language – Literature – Culture" features sixteen articles (in Lithuanian, Latvian, English and Polish) devoted to various aspects of the notion of freedom, analysed from the perspectives of Lithuanian and Latvian linguistics, literary studies and cultural studies.
Series: Prace Bałtystyczne
- E-ISBN-13: 978-83-235-6171-2
- Print-ISBN-13: 978-83-235-6163-7
- Page Count: 270
- Publication Year: 2023
- Language: English, Latvian, Polish, Lithuanian
Lietuvos lenkų vaizdinys pirmuoju Lietuvos nepriklausomybės dešimtmečiu
Lietuvos lenkų vaizdinys pirmuoju Lietuvos nepriklausomybės dešimtmečiu
(Poles in Lithuania in the First Years of Lithuanian Independence)
- Author(s):Veslava Čižik-Prokaševa
- Language:Lithuanian
- Subject(s):Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Studies of Literature, Latvian Literature, Lithuanian Literature, Theory of Literature
- Page Range:9-26
- No. of Pages:18
- Keywords:semantics; Poles of Lithuania; independence of Lithuania; Corpus of the Contemporary Lithuanian Language
- Summary/Abstract:The restoration of Lithuanian independence affected Poles of Lithuania, with their lives undergoing significant changes. The attitude towards Poles also transformed. Based on journalistic texts from the Corpus of the Contemporary Lithuanian Language, the article focuses on the image of Poles of Lithuania painted by selected material, analysing the features which are most frequently mentioned, emphasised, and attributed to them. The structural approach to meaning in the article is combined with a cognitive one, involving the use of appropriate methods of analysis – from the meaning of the word to the meaning of the sentence. The study shows that in the Corpus of the Contemporary Lithuanian Language, Poles of Lithuania are portrayed primarily as the national minority fighting for its rights, suffering a lot of hardships, discriminated, as people who fear a free Lithuania, as a national minority whose leaders, seeking power, have harmed their compatriots and good relations between Lithuanians and Poles. The analysis of the material shows that at the early stages of Lithuanian independence, Lithuanians considered Poles not as others, foreigners, but as one of their own.
Pietinis ir vakarinis lietuviškas tradicinis vardynas
Pietinis ir vakarinis lietuviškas tradicinis vardynas
(Southern and Western Traditional Lithuanian Vocabulary Resource)
- Author(s):Kazimieras Garšva
- Language:Lithuanian
- Subject(s):Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Studies of Literature, Latvian Literature, Lithuanian Literature, Theory of Literature
- Page Range:27-43
- No. of Pages:17
- Keywords:traditional proper names; stress; formation; motivation; contacts
- Summary/Abstract:The former traditional Lithuanian proper names in the south of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania used to belong to one geographical unit spanning Voronovo, Lida, Grodno, Suwałki–Białystok and Lithuania Minor. However, the history of this area is very diverse. Various Baltic tribes lived there and belonged to different administrative units, not to one state. The aim of the article is to find the differences in stress, formation, pronunciation, motivation and contacts with other languages in the proper names of this area. The former proper names of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and Prussian borders are now found in three states. The article examines 3,950 place names and personal names: 1) 900 (500 place names and 400 personal names) in current Belarus between Voronovo and Grodno; 2) 1,880 (1,170 oikonyms, microtoponyms,110 hydronyms, 600 personal names) in present-day Poland; 3) 1,170 place names from Lithuania Minor in the area of Kaliningrad, now belonging to Russia. These proper names are described in more detail in the following sections, the forthcoming scientific monograph and its appendices.
Laisvė kalbėti neapykantos kalba
Laisvė kalbėti neapykantos kalba
(Hate Speech and the Freedom to Use It)
- Author(s):Antanas Smetona
- Language:Lithuanian
- Subject(s):Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Studies of Literature, Latvian Literature, Lithuanian Literature, Theory of Literature
- Page Range:45-56
- No. of Pages:12
- Keywords:hate speech; must be restricted hate speech; may be restricted hate speech; must be protected hate speech; freedom to convictions and expressions; freedom of speech; basic human emotions
- Summary/Abstract:The State Constitution, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights afford every person the right to hold their own convictions and express them freely. Moreover, these beliefs do not necessarily have to be politically correct. In fact, this freedom does not extend to criminal actions provided for in the aforementioned documents: “incitement of national, racial, religious, or social hatred, violence and discrimination, with slander and disinformation” (Constitution of the RL, Article 25). The differences and emphases of these aspects are very clear: the primary norm of the law is to ensure freedom of belief and its expression, whereas criminal actions are related to secondary and derivative exceptions and limitations of these norms. The practical incompatibility of these aspects and their misunderstanding have recently posed a threat of turning into censorship of conviction expression, at least in Lithuania, as any pejorative or more emotionally coloured expression inconsistent with official ideological doctrines has been marked without a second thought as hate speech prohibited by the Constitution (hate speech, язык вражды). However, seeking to forestall censorship of thoughts and convictions, it is necessary to clearly draw the line between hate speech and constitutional freedom of expression, even if the convictions one holds are generally not accepted, politically incorrect, impolite, or coming from the margins of society. Two paths can be applied to establish this division: judicial (primary) and pragmatic (expert). Hate speech is not identified by emotional criteria (it is impossible to ban one of the main human emotions). It has to be incorporated into the list of legally prohibited actions, and this inclusion is substantiated with the use of pragmatic linguistic tools because of the linguistic nature of the very activity. Due to this, everything linked to the exceptions (not the norms) to the aforesaid laws can be easily divided into three types: a) “must be restricted” hate speech, b) “may be restricted” hate speech, c) “must be protected” hate speech as a means of ensuring freedom of the individual’s convictions and thoughts.
Žodžio laisvė atitikmenys M. Daukšos raštuose
Žodžio laisvė atitikmenys M. Daukšos raštuose
(Equivalents of the Lexeme “Laisvė” (Freedom) in M. Daukša’s Works)
- Author(s):Anželika Smetonienė
- Language:Lithuanian
- Subject(s):Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Studies of Literature, Latvian Literature, Lithuanian Literature, Theory of Literature
- Page Range:57-69
- No. of Pages:13
- Keywords:word laisvė; equivalents; borrowing; hybrid; M. Daukša
- Summary/Abstract:The use of the word laisvė (freedom; liberty) started to prevail only in the 19th century. Prior to this, the words valnastis, valia, and various loan root hybrids were found in the earliest written works. The noun laisvė was used for the first time in written Lithuanian in the 17th century, namely in the Dictionary of Konstantinas Sirvydas of 1642. The article focuses on the equivalents of the word laisvė in earlier works, that is in Kathechismas arba moksłas kiekwienam krikszczionii priwalvs [Catechism or Science Obligatory to Every Christian] written by Mikalojus Daukša in 1595 and in his Postilla Catholicka [The Catholic Postil] written in 1599. The analysis has disclosed the use of loan words and various hybrids, but this must have been predetermined by the pursuit of stylistic diversity, because variety and figurativeness of vocabulary are characteristic of M. Daukša’s texts. No translation scheme has been observed: different words in the Lithuanian language usually correspond to the same source word in the translation. Neither the meanings of equivalents nor the context had any influence on translation.
Mokinių požiūris į kalbinius stereotipus
Mokinių požiūris į kalbinius stereotipus
(Students’ View of Language Stereotypes)
- Author(s):Loreta Vilkienė
- Language:Lithuanian
- Subject(s):Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Studies of Literature, Latvian Literature, Lithuanian Literature, Theory of Literature
- Page Range:71-87
- No. of Pages:17
- Keywords:linguistic attitudes; negative stereotypes; positive stereotype; school students; Lithuanian language
- Summary/Abstract:The article focuses on the stereotyping of linguistic attitudes. The aim is to reveal the attitude of Lithuanian school students towards language-related stereotypes in society. The research is based on the data from the Vilnius University project “Linguistic Attitudes and Linguistic Behavior of the Lithuanian Population” (2020–2021; supported by the State Lithuanian Language Commission). They consist of qualitative semi-structured interviews with 68 students (aged 16–19). The interviewees live in various Lithuanian cities and towns. The pupils were asked to express their views on the following linguistic stereotypes: 1) the situation of the Lithuanian language is getting worse; 2) today’s young people are illiterate; 3) internet communication has a negative effect on the Lithuanian language; 4) English and its active use poses a threat to the Lithuanian language; 5) the mother tongue must be respected and loved. The research shows that students are critical of the existing negative stereotypes related to the Lithuanian language. They more frequently do not identify with the group that creates and maintains such stereotypes. Therefore, negative stereotypes basically perform the social-differentiation function. The positive stereotype is accepted by students as a non-negotiable truth. Thus, this stereotype performs a social-explanatory function, helps to support the group’s ideology, unites the community.
Adaptacijos atvejai Evelinos Daciūtės pasakose
Adaptacijos atvejai Evelinos Daciūtės pasakose
(Examples of Adaptations in Evelina Daciūtė’s Fairy Tales)
- Author(s):Laimutė Adomavičienė
- Language:Lithuanian
- Subject(s):Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Studies of Literature, Latvian Literature, Lithuanian Literature, Theory of Literature
- Page Range:91-102
- No. of Pages:12
- Keywords:contemporary children’s literature of Lithuanian (e)migrants; fairy tales; adaptation; intertexts; Evelina Daciūtė
- Summary/Abstract:In the 21st century, the concept and evaluation of text adaptation (retelling, screening, staging, comics, etc.) has changed in children’s literature around the world, including Lithuanian literature. Hierarchically, the secondary text of the adaptation has gained a new status: it is no longer seen as inferior. There is a move away from fidelity to the original source. According to Genette’s concept of hypertextuality, the newer text (hypertext) is not inferior to the older text (hypotext) but rather creates a dialogue relationship. The aim of this paper is to analyse cases of adaptation of literary works in the same medium. The pieces selected for the narrative and/or intertextual analysis of the text are short stories "The Empty Pot", "The Magic Brush", "Four Suns" by contemporary Lithuanian (e)migrant writer E. Daciūtė, published in the series of books titled "Bears’ Tales. Lupine Labyrinth" (2014) and "Bear Tales. The Garden of Dreams" (2016). The analysis of the selected works from "Bear Tales" by E. Daciūtė has revealed the author’s innovative approach to adaptation and creation. Different examples of adaptation have revealed her creative use of Chinese folktales: from adaptation, indirect quotation, to free interpretation. Thanks to E. Daciūtė, Lithuanian children’s literature is enriched by an intercultural dialogue between Lithuanian and Chinese cultures. Undoubtedly, her works have contributed to the dissemination and popularisation of Chinese folklore, mythology, literature, and culture in Lithuania.
Laisvė kaip atminties ir vietos sąsaja Antano Vaičiulaičio laiškuose
Laisvė kaip atminties ir vietos sąsaja Antano Vaičiulaičio laiškuose
(Freedom as a Relationship of Memory and Place in the Correspondence of Antanas Vaičiulaitis)
- Author(s):Gabija Bankauskaitė
- Language:Lithuanian
- Subject(s):Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Studies of Literature, Latvian Literature, Lithuanian Literature, Theory of Literature
- Page Range:103-117
- No. of Pages:15
- Keywords:Antanas Vaičiulaitis; freedom; memory; place; representation; letter
- Summary/Abstract:The article analyses the relationship between freedom and memories as revealed in Antanas Vaičiulaitis’ (1906–1992) letters to his family and friends. In the memoirs, the connection is conveyed in a distinctive way through the places that were important for the writer. The analysis draws on two theories: Maurice Halbwachs’ memory categories and Edward S. Casey’s link between place and memory. Vaičiulaitis’ individual experience of memories is constructed in the foreground mostly by mentioning his native land and people who were important to him. They are actualised in the letters by a horizontal axis of representation – the landscape and natural objects that are significant to the writer are arranged according to the gaze and become the repositories of his memories. The second plane is related to vertical representation, where memories are used to convey the author’s sensual relationship to the place. The letters constantly recreate his habitus, the places that integrate the writer’s notion of freedom, and the customs that unite Lithuanians around the world. Thus, Vaičiulaitis’s constant nostalgia for freedom in his letters can be seen as a way of remembering, a unique sphere of experience, a world created through imagination, encompassing the feeling of being in a certain place.
Wskrzeszanie Wielkiego Księstwa Litewskiego
Wskrzeszanie Wielkiego Księstwa Litewskiego
(Reviving the Great Duchy of Lithuania)
- Author(s):Tadeusz Bujnicki
- Language:Polish
- Subject(s):Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Studies of Literature, Latvian Literature, Lithuanian Literature, Theory of Literature
- Page Range:119-139
- No. of Pages:21
- Keywords:Krajowcy; nationality; federation; autonomy; canton; nationalism
- Summary/Abstract:The Krajowcy movement originated at the beginning of the 20th century as a conceptualisation of a multinational, independent, and autonomous state on the territory of the former Grand Lithuanian Duchy. It was to unite three nationalities (Polish, Lithuanian, and Belarusian) into a federation. Inspired by the Swiss model, the state would be made up of nationality-based cantons which would each be guaranteed ethnic, cultural, and religious equality. The chief Democratic Krajowcy were Ludwik and Witold Abramowicz and Michał Römer. Their Conservative counterparts were Konstancja and Roman Skirmuntt and Czesław Jankowski. They presented their opinions in journalism, publishing their own press, including: "Gazeta Wileńska" (ed. Michał Römer), "Przegląd Wileński" (ed. Ludwik Abramowicz), and "Kurier Litewski" (ed. Czesław Jankowski). The inception and popularity of the Krajowcy movement spanned the years 1905–1914. After the First World War, which established the independent nationstates of Poland and Lithuania, the Krajowcy mentality was largely defeated by burgeoning Polish and Lithuanian nationalisms. The last representative of the Krajowcy in the interwar period was Ludwik Abramowicz, who published the "Przegląd Wileński" until 1938. Up until the beginning of the Second World War, modified versions of the Krajowcy ideal were referenced by Stanisław Swianiewicz and Józef Mackiewicz.
Laisvės (at)mintis DP stovyklų literatūros vadovėliuose
Laisvės (at)mintis DP stovyklų literatūros vadovėliuose
(The Recollection of Freedom in Literature Textbooks Used in DP Camps)
- Author(s):Jurga Dzikaitė
- Language:Lithuanian
- Subject(s):Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Studies of Literature, Latvian Literature, Lithuanian Literature, Theory of Literature
- Page Range:141-158
- No. of Pages:18
- Keywords:literature textbooks; literature history; freedom; memory
- Summary/Abstract:"The Conspectus of Lithuanian Literature" (1946), edited by Petronėlė Janutienė, "The History of Lithuanian Literature" (1947), edited by Juozas Masilionis, and "The Lithuanian Literature" (1948), edited by Pranas Naujokaitis, are three textbooks originally prepared and published in DP camps. The authors of these textbooks point out that due to the lack of resources and living literary examples, they often had to be guided by memory alone. This raises a question how, in the postwar era, consciousness, guided mostly by memory, tells the history of literature and speaks about freedom to a child who lives in exile; what it says about a free human being. A textual analysis offers an answer that the textbooks coveyed an understanding of freedom as a power uniting a community into a nation. At the same time, freedom is not a gift to the community but a task. The community lives in between two states: freedom is what community has, defends, and maintains, or loses and regains. Both are impossible without a fight. In addition to this, a refugee camp student using the textbook is taught that personal freedom is defined by choices which bring a person closer to the nation.
Freedom and Exile in Language
Freedom and Exile in Language
(Freedom and Exile in Language)
- Author(s):Sigita Ignatjeva
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Studies of Literature, Latvian Literature, Lithuanian Literature, Theory of Literature
- Page Range:159-166
- No. of Pages:8
- Keywords:Dzintars Sodums; Latvian language; exile
- Summary/Abstract:The article deals with the Latvian writer and translator Dzintars Sodums’s (1922–2008) opinions about the state and development of the Latvian language, his perception of language as a prerequisite for freedom and development of democracy and political thought. Sodums saw the development of the Latvian language as the mission of his life, but his professional opportunities were restricted by his status as an émigré in Sweden and the USA. Sodums felt like an outsider in the Latvian émigré society, and this feeling influenced his views on the Latvian language and its use in his poetry, novels, and other writings.
Laisvės sampratos antinomijos šiuolaikinėje lietuvių dramaturgijoje
Laisvės sampratos antinomijos šiuolaikinėje lietuvių dramaturgijoje
(The Antinomies of the Concept of Freedom in Contemporary Lithuanian Drama)
- Author(s):Neringa Klišienė
- Language:Lithuanian
- Subject(s):Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Studies of Literature, Latvian Literature, Lithuanian Literature, Theory of Literature
- Page Range:167-188
- No. of Pages:22
- Keywords:contemporary drama; montage; irony; mass media; concept of freedom
- Summary/Abstract:As contemporary society puts more emphasis on the individual’s right to live freely, the topic of values and moral responsibility becomes more relevant. This tendency is reflected in contemporary Lithuanian dramatic texts. Playwrights combine opposing messages, quotes, and meanings of dramatic discourse produced by the mass media in order to create multi-layered texts. These, in turn, question or revise the notion of the modern human freedom. The paper focuses on the plays written in the last decade by Herkus Kunčius, Dovilė Zavedskaitė, and Paulina Pukytė. The texts in question often demean the concept of “freedom” using the code of mass culture, thus not only revealing some “moral” dilemmas of the post-Soviet era but also offering a critical evaluation of the new reality created by mediacracy.
Balss atgūšana: triju represētu latviešu dzejnieku likteņi
Balss atgūšana: triju represētu latviešu dzejnieku likteņi
(To Regain the Voice: The Fates of Three Repressed Latvian Poets)
- Author(s):Anda Kuduma
- Language:Latvian
- Subject(s):Applied Linguistics, Studies of Literature, Latvian Literature, Lithuanian Literature, Polish Literature
- Page Range:189-200
- No. of Pages:12
- Keywords:Skuja; Gūtmanis; Zihmanis; repression; trauma; memory
- Summary/Abstract:The article aims to describe the fate of three repressed poets in the context of complex historical and socio-political events and evaluate the reception of traumatic personal experiences in two periods of their creative process: 1) the period of losing their voices after the exiles (end of the 1950s – 1980s); 2) the period of regaining their voices in post-Soviet Latvia (after 1990). The poets’ traumatic experience caused by the repressive mechanism of the Soviet totalitarian regime has influenced the development directions of their work and opportunities for it, which, from the point of view of postcolonial criticism, raises the issue of representation. In the 1980s and 1990s, Latvian literature actualises and evaluates the traumatism of historical experience in the autobiographical and biographical genre. An active and productive process of recovering the muted voice begins, overcoming the problems of representation previously established by official censorship. The kinship of the destinies of the three poets reveals the aspirations and difficult paths of individual and national freedom throughout the 20th century, forming an overview of historical memory. The article highlights the importance of memory and remembrance in over coming individual and collective trauma.
Laisvės kaina
Laisvės kaina
(The Price of Freedom)
- Author(s):Greta Paskočiumaitė
- Language:Lithuanian
- Subject(s):Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Studies of Literature, Latvian Literature, Lithuanian Literature, Theory of Literature
- Page Range:201-212
- No. of Pages:12
- Keywords:narrative; partisans; partisan war; second generation
- Summary/Abstract:The article focuses on four stories of partisan children produced in the years 2019–2021. Lying at the heart of the deliberations is the memory of the partisan war in families. It is believed that involvement in the partisan war has directly affected the fate of members of the fighters’ families and their attitudes towards occupation and resistance. The challenges faced by families during the struggles for freedom and the repressive experience that followed were severed or completely broken ties, dilemmas of the formation and maintenance of identity, and difficulties in communicating the lived-through experiences. The conclusions formulated in the article allow us to look in some detail at the difficult situation of partisan families both in the occupied country and after the restoration of independence.
The Gender Contract after the Fall of the USSR
The Gender Contract after the Fall of the USSR
(The Gender Contract after the Fall of the USSR)
- Author(s):Katarzyna Pasternak
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Studies of Literature, Latvian Literature, Lithuanian Literature, Theory of Literature
- Page Range:213-241
- No. of Pages:29
- Keywords:woman; Lithuania; gender contract; Soviet Union; kolkhoz
- Summary/Abstract:The article is devoted to the cinematic depiction of the Soviet gender contract and its implementation exemplified by the heroine of the film "Stebuklas". The aim of the article is to analyse the female character in the times of the fall of communism and her adherence to the rules that were set by the communist authorities.
"Dvēseļu putenis" (Burza dusz) w reżyserii Dzintarsa Dreibergsa jako filmowa narracja tożsamościowa
"Dvēseļu putenis" (Burza dusz) w reżyserii Dzintarsa Dreibergsa jako filmowa narracja tożsamościowa
("Blizzard of Souls" by Dzintars Dreibergs as a Cinematic Identity Narrative)
- Author(s):Ilya Tsibets
- Language:Polish
- Subject(s):Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Studies of Literature, Latvian Literature, Lithuanian Literature, Theory of Literature
- Page Range:243-253
- No. of Pages:11
- Keywords:film narrative; identity; Latvian cinema; metahistory; focalisation
- Summary/Abstract:In this article, the author attempts to conduct a film analysis through the prism of the original concept of film identity narratives. The concept is based on the hermeneutic reasoning of narrative identity by Paul Ricoeur combined with metahistoric and historiophotic reflection by Hayden White and the amplification of Mieke Bal’s focalisation theory accomplished by Robert Birkholc. The analysis pertains to Dzintars Dreibergs’ full-length feature film "Blizzard of Souls" (Dvēseļu putenis, 2019), which is based on Aleksandrs Grīns’ novel and commemorates the 100th anniversary of Latvian independence. Dreibergs’ film is a war drama which concentrates on the fate of young Artūrs Vanags, who joins the ranks of Latvian Riflemen and fights for his own and, consequently, his homeland’s freedom. The film shows the time of the First World War and the period of the Latvian struggle for independence. The article consists of two significant parts – a methodological and an analytic one.
Uwalnianie się od choroby w zamówieniach litewskich
Uwalnianie się od choroby w zamówieniach litewskich
(Freeing Oneself from Disease in Lithuanian Spells)
- Author(s):Tatjana Vologdina
- Language:Polish
- Subject(s):Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Studies of Literature, Latvian Literature, Lithuanian Literature, Theory of Literature
- Page Range:255-269
- No. of Pages:15
- Keywords:zagovory; conjurations; healing folk practices; Lithuanian folklore; disease
- Summary/Abstract:In folk worldview, disease is presented as a phenomenon that disturbs the balance in the body, mind, consciousness, or subconsciousness of a person, as well as a hostile being. Since the disease interferes with the correct order of life and disturbs the human functioning system, the only solution is to combat it and effectively free oneself from its presence. There are many treatments and ways to get rid of disease, among which zagovory constitute a separate group. In Lithuanian zagovory, as well as in all others, we can indicate a system of disease control strategies, which presents ways of influencing the disease in order to combat it (M. Marczewska). These models of behaviour are perfectly reflected in the texts of Lithuanian zagovory. Disease is expelled by the use of correct strategies. In this case, the issue of determining the location of the expulsion becomes an important element of the zagovor. The main principle here is to refer the disease to a place from which there is no return or to the place of its origin. That is why it is supposed to be a distant, foreign, untamed, closed, or dead space which belongs to a dimension other than that of a human being. In Lithuanian zagovory, we can indicate several “directions” of disease referral, which are related to the basic spaces of the world – earth, water, and air spheres. – EARTH – a binary space combining the world of life and fertility as well as the chthonic world, the sphere of dying and death. The disease is assigned to this dimension and sent to it during treatment. – WATER – mythological and media space; the surface of water is a natural border between the human world and another dimension – the underworld or a parallel world which is inaccessible to humans. This means that it is a suitable place for an expelled disease. What is more, water acts as a substance that cleanses the body physically and mentally, soaks up the disease, and overcomes it (immersion, melting the disease). – DRY TREES – they belong to the air space because the disease is directed “up”, “high” on dry trees which are no longer alive, to a zone that is already closed and belongs to a different chthonic dimension.