PROPHECIES ABOUT THE FALL OF THE EMPIRE IN SERBIAN AND BULGARIAN EPOS
Keywords:
oral epics, fall of the empire, eschatology, the last time, prophecies, books of yore, prophetic dreams, Battle of Kosovo
Abstract
The fall of the empire in Serbian and Bulgarian traditional culture is always stylized as a fateful event, the end of the world. Since the empire is in a direct relationship with transcendence, its fall is foretold by prophecies. Having that in mind, the goal of this paper is to show the manifestational forms of prophecies about the end of the world, their semantic field and the images they mediate, through a poetical / aesthetical analysis of pieces of Serbian and Bulgarian epos that thematize the fall of the empire. While interpreting the conceptual role of prophecies within the complex of given themes and motifs, we will also examine their metahistorical, ontological orientation.
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Pešikan Ljuštanović. (1997). Pošljednje vriјeme u Bibliјi i pesmama iz Vukovih zbirki [„Last time“ in the Bible and poems from Wolf's collections]. In Srpska književnost i Sveto pismo [Serbian literature and Scripture]. Beograd: Međunarodni slavistički centar. 185-192.
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Suvajdžić, Boško. (1998). Recepcija kosovskog predanja u bugarskoj folklornoj tradiciji [Reception of the Kosovo tradition in Bulgarian folklore]. In Srpski jezik: studije srpske i slovenske [Serbian language: Studies of Serbian and Slovenian] No 1-2. 491-515.
Suvajdžić, Boško. (2012). Srpsko i bugarsko usmeno stvaralaštvo u interkulturnom kodu [Serbian and Bulgarian Folklore in intercultural code]. In Srpsko usmeno stvaralaštvo u interkulturnom kodu [Serbian Folklore in intercultural code]. Boško Suvajdžić (Ed.). Beograd: Institut za književnost i umetnost. 127-193.
Tolstoj, Svetlana, Radenković, Ljubinko (Eds.). (2001). Slovenska mitologija [Slavic Mithology]. Beograd: Zepter book world.
Vakarelski, Hristo (Ed.). (2006). Bŭlgarsko narodno tvorchestvo v dvanadeset toma. T. 3: Istoricheski pesni [Bulgarian folklore. Vol. 3: Historical songs]. V arna: EI "LiterNet". URL: https://liternet.bg/folklor/sbornici/bnt/3/.htm (accessed September 5, 2018).
Bogišić, Valtazar. (2003). Narodne pjesme iz starijih najviše primorskih zapisa [Folklore songs in the oldest coastal records]. Gornji Milanovac: Lio.
Čajkanović, Veselin. (1994). Rečnik srpskih narodnih verovanja o biljkama [Dictionary of Serbian folk beliefs about plants]. Beograd: SKZ, BIGZ, Prosveta.
Čajkanović, Veselin. (1994) a. Stara srpska religija i mitologija [Old Serbian religion and mythology]. Beograd: SKZ, BIGZ, Prosveta.
Čajkanović, Veselin. (1994) b. Studije iz srpske religije i folklora 1925–1942 [Studies in Serbian religion and folklore 1925–1942]. Beograd: SKZ, BIGZ, Prosveta.
Detelić, Mirjana. (1992). Mitski prostor i epika [Mythical space and epic]. Beograd: SANU.
Dimitrova, Tsvetelina. (2015). Siuzhetniiat tip ,padane na tsarstvoʻ i obraza na ,posledniia carʻ v bŭlgarski i srŭbski kulturen kontekst. In Književna istoriјa No 157. 333-346.
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Gurevič, Aron. (1987). Problemi narodne kulture u srednjem veku [Problems of folk culture in the Middle Ages]. Beograd: Grafos.
vanova, Evgeniia. (2006). Padaneto na srŭbskoto i na bŭlgarskoto tsarstvo: iunachestvo i mŭchenichestvo [The fall of Serbian and Bulgarian empire: “iunachestvo” and martyrdom]. In Balkanskite identichnosti v bŭlgarskata kultura [Balkan identities in Bulgarian culture]. URL: https://balkansbg.eu/bg/content/bidentichnosti/475-padaneto-na srabskotoi- nabalgarskoto-tzarstvoyunachestvo-i-machenichestvo.html (accessed August 27, 2018).
Jagić, Vatroslav. (1868). Srpske narodne pjesme iz Bosne i Hercegovine [Serbian folklore songs from Bosnia and Herzegovina]. In Rad JAZU. Vol. 2. Zagreb: JAZU.
Jovanović, Vojislav. (1997). O lažnoj narodnoj poeziji [About fake folklore poetry]. In Književna istorija [Literary history] No 102. 192-242.
Kachanovskiĭ, Vladimir. (1882). Pamiatniki bolgarskogo narodnogo tvorchestva [Old samples of Bulgarian folklore]. Vol. 1: Sbornik zapadno-bolgarskih pesen so slovarem [The collection of West Bulgarian songs with a dictionary]. Sankt-Peterburg: Tipografiia Imperatorskoĭ Akademii nauk. URL: https://www.prlib.ru/node/363779/source (accessed August 30, 2018).
Karadžić,Vuk S. (1974). Srpske narodne pjesme iz neobjavljenih rukopisa Vuka Stefanovića Karadžića [Serbian folklore songs from unpublished manuscripts of Vuk Stefanovic Karadzic]. Vol. I: Pjesme junačke najstarije [The oldest junaks’ songs]. Beograd: SANU, Naučno dleo.
Karadžić,Vuk S. (1988). Srpske narodne pjesme [Serbian folklore songs]. Vol. II: Sabrana dela Vuka Karadžića [Collected works by Vuk Karadzic]. Beograd: Prosveta.
Kilibarda, Novak. (1974). Bogoljub Petranović kao sakupljač narodnih pesama [Bogoljub Petranovic as a collector of folklore songs]. Beograd: SANU.
Kmetova, Tatjana. (1991). Kosovski boj i Kosovo Polje u bugarskom junačkom epu [Kosovo battle and Kosovo Polje in the Bulgarian heroic epic]. In Kosovski boj u književnom i kulturnom nasleđu [Kosovo struggle in literary and cultural heritage]. Beograd: Međunarodni slavistički centar, Filološki fakultet. 503-510.
Knežević, Saša. (2015). Vukova Pjesnarica u zbirci Srpske narodne pjesme iz Bosne i Hercegovine I Bogoljuba Petranovića [Vuk’s Songbook in the collection of Serbian folk song from Bosnia and Herzegovina and Bogoljub Petranović]. In Prvi svetski rat i srpska književnost. Dva veka od Vukove male prostonarodne slavenosrpske pjesnarice [World War I and Serbian literature. Two centuries since Vuk's little folklore Slavic-Serbian booksongs]. Beograd: Međunarodni slavistički centar. 339-348.
Koleva, Antonina Afanasjeva. (1991). Kosovski junaci u bugarskim narodnim epskim pesmama [Kosovo heroes in Bulgarian folklore epic poems]. In Kosovski boj u književnom i kulturnom nasleđu [Kosovo struggle in literary and cultural heritage]. Beograd: Međunarodni slavistički centar, Filološki fakultet. 533-541.
Krstić, Branislav. (1934). Okultni motivi u našim narodnim pesmama [Occult motifs in our folklore songs]. In Prilozi proučavanju narodne poeziјe [Results of the study of folklore poetry] No 1. 62-70.
Krstić, Branislav. (1939). Proročanstva o Kosovskom boju [Prophecies about the battle of Kosovo]. In Prilozi proučavanju narodne poezije [The results of the study of folklore poetry] No 1. 47-53.
Ljubinković, Nenad. (1975). Preispitivanje oblasti nauke o književnosti [Re- examining the field of literature science]. In Književna istorija [Literary history], No 27. 572-574.
Milošević Đorđević, Nada. (2011). Radost prepoznavanja [The joy of recognition]. Novi Sad: Matica Srpska.
Milošević Đorđević, Nada, Pešić, Radmila. (1996). Narodna književnost [Folklore]. Beograd: Trebnik.
Оrhanović, Stjepan М. (1934). Jedan eshatološki motiv u staroj kosovskoj poeziji [An eschatological motif in old Kosovo poetry]. In Prilozi proučavanju narodne poezije [The results of the study of folklore poetry] No 1-2. 208-214.
Petrović, Sonja. (2010). Od kamena nikom ni kamena: strukturni modeli pesama o zidanju Ravanice [„Od kamena nikom ni kamena“: Structural models of songs about the building of Ravanica]. In Tradiciјa – folklor – identitet: tematski zbornik [Tradition – Folklore – Identity: thematic collection]. Gordana Blagoјević, Ivica Todorović. (Eds.). S. Karlovci: Akademiјa SPC za umetnost i konzervaciјu. 349-372.
Petrović, Sonja. (2010) a. Ženidba kneza Lazara: epski model i variјante [The marriage of Prince Lazarus: an epic model and variants]. In Philologia Mediana, No 2. 247-265.
Pešikan Ljuštanović. (1997). Pošljednje vriјeme u Bibliјi i pesmama iz Vukovih zbirki [„Last time“ in the Bible and poems from Wolf's collections]. In Srpska književnost i Sveto pismo [Serbian literature and Scripture]. Beograd: Međunarodni slavistički centar. 185-192.
Petranović, Bogoljub. (1868). Srpske narodne pjesme iz Bosne i Hercegovine [Serbian folklore songs from Bosnia and Herzegovina]. Vol. 2: Epske pjesme straijeg vremena [Old time epic poems]. Beograd: SUD Državna štamparija.
Petranović, Bogoljub. (1870). Srpske narodne pjesme iz Bosne i Hercegovine [Serbian folklore songs from Bosnia and Herzegovina]. Vol. 3: Junačke pjesme starijeg vremena [Old songs about junaks]. Beograd: SUD Državna štamparija.
Pitulić, Valentina. (2005). Uzrok propasti srpskog carstva u krugu varijanata epskih pesama o Kosovskom boju [The cause of the collapse of the Serbian Empire in the circle of variants of epic poems about the Kosovo battle]. In Letopis Matice srpske [Chronicle of Matica Srpska], Vol. 475, part 6. 1051-1058.
Radulović, Nemanja. (2003). Simbolični snovi u usmenoј epici [Symbolic dreams in the oral epic]. In Književna istoriјa [Literary history] No 119. 25-46.
Sofrić, Pavle. (1972). Glavnije bilje u narodnom verovanju i pevanju kod nas Srba [The main herbs in folk belief and singing of our Serbs]. Beograd: Sv. Sava. Stoĭkova, Stefana (Ed.). (2005). Bŭlgarska narodna poeziia i proza v sedem
toma [Bulgarian folklore poetry and prose in 7 volumes]. Varna: EI "LiterNet". https://liternet.bg/folklor/sbornici/bnpp/haidushki/index.html (accessed September 1, 2018).
Suvajdžić, Boško. (1997). Biblija i motivi naše narodne epske poezije [The Bible and the motifs of folklore epic poetry]. In Srpska književnost i Sveto pismo [Serbian literature and Scripture]. Beograd: Međunarodni slavistički centar. 173- 184.
Suvajdžić, Boško. (1998). Recepcija kosovskog predanja u bugarskoj folklornoj tradiciji [Reception of the Kosovo tradition in Bulgarian folklore]. In Srpski jezik: studije srpske i slovenske [Serbian language: Studies of Serbian and Slovenian] No 1-2. 491-515.
Suvajdžić, Boško. (2012). Srpsko i bugarsko usmeno stvaralaštvo u interkulturnom kodu [Serbian and Bulgarian Folklore in intercultural code]. In Srpsko usmeno stvaralaštvo u interkulturnom kodu [Serbian Folklore in intercultural code]. Boško Suvajdžić (Ed.). Beograd: Institut za književnost i umetnost. 127-193.
Tolstoj, Svetlana, Radenković, Ljubinko (Eds.). (2001). Slovenska mitologija [Slavic Mithology]. Beograd: Zepter book world.
Vakarelski, Hristo (Ed.). (2006). Bŭlgarsko narodno tvorchestvo v dvanadeset toma. T. 3: Istoricheski pesni [Bulgarian folklore. Vol. 3: Historical songs]. V arna: EI "LiterNet". URL: https://liternet.bg/folklor/sbornici/bnt/3/.htm (accessed September 5, 2018).
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IlićD. M. (2019). PROPHECIES ABOUT THE FALL OF THE EMPIRE IN SERBIAN AND BULGARIAN EPOS. Philological Studies, 17(1), 124-146. Retrieved from http://194.149.137.236/index.php/philologicalstudies/article/view/222
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