Vučari – the Balkan wolf-men

Title:

Vučari – the Balkan wolf-men

Creator:

Satława, Katarzyna

Identifier:

https://hdl.handle.net/11222.digilib/135359

Subject:

wolf, folk culture, folk songs, Serbs, ritual, vlk, lidová kultura, lidové písně, Srbové, rituál, and Balkan Studies

Type:

Article

Format:

text/pdf

Description:

In the article I would like to describe a ritual called Vučarenje that was once popular in Dinara mountain villages, where Serbian population used to dwell. The wolf has always played an important role in Serbs' folk culture and customs. This widely spread predator was dangerous for both livestock and human. Wolf is present in folk songs as well as in popular sayings which proves that it played an important role in the countryside.

Language:

English

Rights:

unknown

Relation:

https://digilib.phil.muni.cz/en/handle/11222.digilib/135220
https://digilib.phil.muni.cz/en/_flysystem/fedora/pdf/135359.pdf

Harvested from:

Digital Library of Faculty of Arts of Masaryk University

Metadata only:

false

Date:

2013