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Florica IUHAŞ, Gelu OLOSUTEANU

Chasing plague through magical practices in the Transylvanian villages

Romanian Journal of Journalism and Communication, issue 1 (54), year XII (XVI), 2017

section: Medianalysis

pages: 47-56

abstract

Our study sets itself to present the sheer dimension of a scourge that made millions of victims in the world and on the territory of present-day Romania. Alongside the historical description of such phenomenon, we shall approach this scourge from a folklorical perspective. In the biblical legend of Saint Haralambos, he is said to having received from God the power to protect the world from plague and other contagious diseases. In the popular belief, the Haralambos of the Plague, celebrated at the begining of Spring (10th of February), protects not only the humans, but also the vegetable crops against all kinds of pests.

keywords

Plague, offerings, rites of passage, Transylvania, anthropology

abstract (second language):

präsentieren die Millionen Opfer weltweit und heutigen Gebiet Rumäniens gemacht hat. Neben der historischen Darstellung, werden wir diese Geißel unter folkloristische Perspektive befassen. In der biblischen Legende des heiligen Charalampos, erhielt er von Gott die Kraft die Welt von ansteckenden Krankheiten zu schützen. Im Volksglauben, Charalampos der Peste, im zeitigen Frühjahr (10. Februar) gefeiert, schützt nicht nur die Menschen sondern auch die Gemüsekulturen von Schädlinge.

keywords (second language):

Pest, Opfer, Übergangsriten , Transylvanien

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 Higher Education Scientific Research (code 779), as B+, and indexed full text by EBSCO and ProQuest.