No. XXXII-XXXIII (2002)
Articles

O tabiuzaciji naziva miša na centralnom Balkanu

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  • Vanja S. Stanišić
Vanja S. Stanišić
University of Belgrade, Faculty of Philology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2298/BALC0233155S

Published 01.12.2002

Keywords

  • taboo names,
  • mice,
  • Balkans,
  • mouse holidays,
  • tabooization

How to Cite

Stanišić, V. S. (2002). O tabiuzaciji naziva miša na centralnom Balkanu. Balcanica - Annual of the Institute for Balkan Studies, (XXXII-XXXIII), 155–174. https://doi.org/10.2298/BALC0233155S

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Abstract

Ritual acts aimed at protection from mice are known in practically all cultures, and in certain areas, that could be to a larger extent in danger of the rodent pest, a more extensive presence of ‘mice rites’ may be expected. One of such zones is the central Balkans, where obvious evidence on a more expressive cult role of a mouse is present – the existence of particular mouse holidays and the tabooization of the mouse name, which could point to the cult having deeper, ancient Balkan roots.
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