Letjaščaja ikona – semantika i funkcii odnoj legendy<br>The Flying Icon – the Semantic and the Functions of One Legend</br>

Authors

  • Ekaterina Anastasova Institute of Ethnology and Folklore Studies with Ethnographic Museum, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Balkan Ethnology Department, 6A Moskovska str., Bulgaria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3986/sms.v10i0.1713

Abstract

In the article is analyzed the story of the “flying” icons from the Nessebar church of “The Assumption of the Holy Virgin”. These legends describe the miracles made by the icon of the Holy Virgin – the Black (Mad) Mary. The miracles comprise its “flying” to the Greek community in Nessebar in the times of the Ottoman domination and its role in diverse historical trials. The legends of the “flying” icon of Nessebar appear as metaphorical readings of the intensive identification processes that have involved individuals and communities in transitional historical periods.

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Published

2007-10-18

How to Cite

Anastasova, E. (2007). Letjaščaja ikona – semantika i funkcii odnoj legendy<br>The Flying Icon – the Semantic and the Functions of One Legend</br>. Studia Mythologica Slavica, 10, 229–237. https://doi.org/10.3986/sms.v10i0.1713

Issue

Vol. 10 (2007)

Section

RAZISKOVALNE METODE IN INTERPRETACIJE LJUDSKEGA IZROČILA / RESEARCH METHODS AND INTERPRETATIONS OF FOLK TRADITIONS

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