ON THE METHODS OF CONSTRUCTING A MYTHOLOGICAL TEXT: SLAVIC FOLK BELIEFS REGARDING THE SPOTS OF THE MOON (Mutoloogilise teksti konstrueerimise moodustest: slaavi rahvauskumused Kuu laikudest)

• Authors: Gura Alexander
• Languages of publication: ET

Abstracts

EN

The dark spots visible on the surface of the full Moon have been diversely interpreted in the Slavic folk calendar, with a partial overlapping being noted upon the consolidation of relevant thematic groups. The article provides an overview regarding the explanations, concerning the origin of lunar spots, widespread among the Slavic people. The comparative analysis of the Slavic narratives on lunar spots indicates the distribution of the text into different morphological elements, enables the ascertaining of mutual correlations and combinations, and shows how they are being used to 'assemble', construct texts in different regional traditions, determining the 'grammatical' structure of the mythological text as a whole.

Keywords

EN

LUNAR SPOTS; MYTHOLOGY; SLAVIC FOLKLORE

Discipline

• ETHNOLOGY: ETHNOLOGY

• Publisher: Folk Belief and Media Group of the Estonian Literary Museum, Estonian Institute of Folklore, EKM Teaduskirjastus
• Journal: Mäetagused
• Year: 2010
• Volume: 46
• Pages: 37-52
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Gura Alexander

• Alexander Gura, Maetagused, Estonian Literary Museum, Vanemuise 42, 51003 Tartu, Estonia

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

11EAAAAA09462