Das Thema der Kosmogonie in litauischen Folklorenarrativen The Creation Theme in Lithuanian Folk Narratives
Year: 2015
Type: article
Abstract: In this article Lithuanian folk narratives describing the creation of the World and its constituents (Earth, celestial bodies, human beings) are analyzed. By their origin and nature these narratives are supposed to be related to the archaic creation myth, although in many cases they are closely intertwined with successive fragments of Christian religion.
Source: Studia mythologica Slavica
Author: Nijolė Laurinkienė
Institution: Institute of Lithuanian Literature and Folklore
Language: English
Subfield: Literature and Literary Theory
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2755620061