T P Vukanović

Biographic Data

ID5433423
NAMET P Vukanović
GIVEN NAMEST P
FAMILY NAMEVukanović
SIGNATUREVUKANOVIĆ T P
AFFILIATIONSArheološki Institut
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS7
TOTAL CITATIONS13
AUTHOR COUNT7
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1959
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR1989
H-INDEX2

  • Witchcraft in the Central Balkans I

    T P VukanovićARTICLEFolklore1989Cited by: 7

    THE conservatism of the peoples of the Central Balkans ensured that many traditional beliefs and ritual practices survived till the end of the nineteenth century, and even that some traces of them remained in the first decades of the twentieth. Noteworthy elements in this inheritance are the various supernaturally evil beings (vampires, witches, demons, etc); the roots of such concepts are no doubt to be traced back to the prehistoric past, some …

  • Witchcraft in the Central Balkans II

    T P VukanovićARTICLEFolklore1989Cited by: 2References: 2

    (1989). Witchcraft in the Central Balkans II: Protection against Witches. Folklore: Vol. 100, No. 2, pp. 221-236

  • Neolithic Blind Statues and Balkan Folklore of the Blind

    T P VukanovićARTICLEFolklore1985

    PREHISTORIC representations of divinities present some problems and phenomena which have not been sufficiently scientifically analysed and understood. This group includes certain blind statues (idols) of the Neolithic epoch of the Central Balkans. We shall try to analyse them from a paleoethnological point of view, and draw comparisons with the attitude towards blindness in modern Balkan folklore. Blind idols of the Neolithic epoch in the Central…

  • Playing Jacks in the Balkan Nations

    T P VukanovićARTICLEFolklore1984

    IN various shapes and forms in ethnic groups, tribes and nations all over the world, the game of playing jacks is almost as old as the human settlements of Neolithic Epoch, i.e. this game was played even 5000 B.C. This is one of the oldest games in the world, enjoyed by both young and old people who try to outwit each other by their skill in playing, and, which is even more important, this was and is a game played in pairs (one or two pairs) as w…

  • Obscene Objects in Balkan Religion and Magic

    T P VukanovićARTICLEFolklore1981Cited by: 2

    Coutumes et objets magiques lies a la sexualite chez les peuples des Balkans: Albanais, Valaches, Tzintzars, Serbes, Macedoniens, Turcs, Juifs espagnols, Tsiganes. Pratiques liees aux activites agricoles, a l'amour. Role des objets obscenes dans la religion populaire en tant que moyen de protection contre le mauvais oeil, les sorciers, les magiciens et les pretres

  • Swaddling Clothes for the Unmarried and for Herdsmen

    T P VukanovićARTICLEFolklore1980Cited by: 2

  • Monogamic Wives of Orthodox Priests

    T P VukanovićARTICLEFolklore1959

    THE custom of monogamy among the wives of Orthodox priests belongs to a group of very curious and unusual customs and beliefs found amongst Balkan Slavs. It has almost died out in recent times, but continues here and there among patriarchal folk-groups. Traces of it are preserved in folk-tradition although the custom itself is rapidly disappearing, especially recently, because of the great advance of culture and civilization among Balkan Slavs. A…