Present-Day Celebration of the Local Pentecost Maidens Ritual in Moravia: Transformation of the Functions of the Custom and Local Religiosity Cover Image

Současné slavení královniček na Moravě: proměna funkcí obyčeje a lokální religiozity
Present-Day Celebration of the Local Pentecost Maidens Ritual in Moravia: Transformation of the Functions of the Custom and Local Religiosity

Author(s): Petr Drastil
Subject(s): Anthropology, Studies of Literature, Sociology, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology, Sociology of Culture, History of Sciences
Published by: SAV - Slovenská akadémia vied - Ústav etnológie a sociálnej antropológie Slovenskej akadémie vied
Keywords: královničky; Pentecost maidens ritual; ceremonies; customs; magic; Christianity; folklore; Moravia;

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this study is to examine the transformation of the functions of královničky in selected localities, from its original form to its present-day revival or continuous practice, and, through this lens, to analyse the broader transformation of local religiosity.

  • Issue Year: 74/2026
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 35-57
  • Page Count: 23
  • Language: Czech
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