Supernatural beings from Slovenian myth and folktales

• Main Author: Kropej, Monika (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Ljubljana ZRC SAZU, Založba ZRC 2012
• Series: Studia Mythologica Slavica Supplementa Supplementum 6
• Subjects: Slovenia; Folklore, myths & legends; cynocephalus; demons; elves; fabulous creatures; folk literature; folklore research; King Matjaž; literary folklore; mythology; Pehtra Baba; Sloveneian folk fairy tales; Slovenian folk tradition; Slovenian mythological heroes; Slovenian mythology; Slovenian myths; supernatural beings; Water Sprite; Zeleni Jurij; Zlatorog; bajeslovna bitja; demoni; folkloristika; Kralj Matjaž; ljudsko slovstvo; mitologija; nadnaravna bitja; pasjeglavci; Pehtra baba; povodni mož; škrati; slovenska mitologija; slovenske ljudske pravljice; slovenski miti; slovenski mitološki junaki; slovensko ljudsko izročilo; slovstvena folklora
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Focusing on Slovenian mythology the book contains a review of Slovenian mythological, historical, and narrative material. Over 150 supernatural beings are presented, both lexically and according to the role that they have in Slovenian folklore. They are classified by type, characteristic, features, and by the message conveyed in their motifs and contents. The material has been analysed in the context of European and some non-European mythological concepts, and the author deals with theory and interpretations as well as the conclusions of domestic and foreign researchers. The book forms new starting points and a classification of supernatural beings within a frame of a number of sources, some of which have been published for the first time in this book.