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The Parable of Lepers and Sins in the Codex Cumanicus

Year: 2025
Type: conference-paper
Abstract: This article analyzes moral-spiritual parables in the medieval Turkic written monument, the “Codex Cumanicus”, in particular, images related to lepers and sins. The article highlights the symbolic and didactic functions of the concepts of disease and sin, shows how they were combined with the medieval religious-enlightenment worldview. The article offers a new approach to the study of the “Codex Cumanicus” as a source of folklore.
Language: English
Open Access status: gold
OpenAlex ID: W4414244253
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