O jednom „náleze storočia“ – ohliadnutie sa za teóriami Jozefa Paulíka o náboženstve doby bronzovej

• Authors: Jelínek Pavol

Title variants

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On one “find of the century” – a hindsight at the theories by Jozef Paulík regarding Bronze Age religion

• Languages of publication: SK

Abstracts

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This paper focuses on a deconstructive analysis of the theories concerning Bronze Age religion formulated by the Slovak researcher J. Paulík. On the basis of a zoomorphic sculptural find from Devín, Paulík elaborated the widest and apparently most sophisticated view on Bronze Age religion within the frame of Slovak archaeology. He was mainly supported by the theory of E. Sprockhoff about the origin of the Dorians in the Carpathian Basin and by the theory of Urmonotheismus. The conception of our study is based on a certain modification of a book by D. L. Pals (Eight Theories of Religion). This paper includes a brief curriculum and some information about the work of J. Paulík, his theory and the starting points for theory formulation. The object of critical review is notably the analysis of his article “A Contribution to Cult of Bronze Age II. The Main Sacral Image of Bronze Age and its Cult-Historical Transformations”. Documentation and interpretation relating to the figural find are also critically analysed. In the “discussion” part I present my interpretation of the figurine. Finally, I assess the religious theories of J. Paulík as obsolete, but still inspiring for further research.

Keywords

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Devín; Bronze Age; religion; zoomorphic figurine; Jozef Paulík

• Publisher: Slovak National Museum – Archaeological Museum
• Journal: Zborník Slovenského národného múzea Archeológia
• Year: 2022
• Issue: 116
• Pages: 21-45

Contributors

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Jelínek Pavol

• Slovenské národné múzeum – Archeologické múzeum, Žižkova 12, P. O. BOX 13, SK – 810 06 Bratislava, Slovak republic