Popular Cosmogony and Beliefs about Celestial Bodies in the Culture of the Hungarians from Romania
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3620670 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Győző Zsigmond (University of Bucharest, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue | 3-4 |
| Pages | 421-439 |
| Publication date | 2003-08-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Acta Ethnographica Hungarica (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1216-9803 • E-ISSN: 1588-2586 |
| Publisher | Akademiai Kiado Zrt (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1556/aethn.48.2003.3-4.8 |
| OpenAlex | W2134366204 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
The paper is an analysis and synthesis of the beliefs and knowledge of the Hungarians from Romania concerning the genesis of the world and the celestial bodies (sky, Earth, Sun, Moon, stars, rainbow); furnishing new details about the whole popular cosmogony of the Hungarians living in the Eastern part of the Carpathian basin. The author tries to present a comprehensive aspect of this domain based on fieldwork and the literature. He also refers to most recent beliefs such as ideas connected to landing on the Moon
Art · Cosmogony · Literature · Historical and Literary Studies · History · Literary Analysis and Cultural Studies · Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices
| Citations per year | 0.06 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2010 - 2010 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |