Open AccessCroatian Sacred Waters
Author(s) -
Suzana Marjanić
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
etnološka tribina
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.175
H-Index - 5
eISSN - 1848-9540
pISSN - 0351-1944
DOI - 10.15378/1848-9540.2021.44.07
Subject(s) - croatian , folklore , slavic languages , ethnic group , water buffalo , history , art , literature , anthropology , ethnology , classics , sociology , philosophy , linguistics , medicine , veterinary medicine
This article broadly surveys the role of water in Croatian ethnic tradition. Beginning with pre-Christian perceptions of healing (babas or hags) and fairies associated with watery sites, the essay offers a summary of previous works on Croatian water lore. Moving into the present, this article considers water traditions of the Slavic folklore, how these have endured and been renegotiated over time and how they now find expression in contemporary water and river art