СВЕТИ МИНА И ВЪЛЦИТЕ В ЕДНА НЕОБИЧАЙНА ИКОНОГРАФСКА КОМПОЗИЦИЯ ОТ ГЕРМАНСКИЯ МАНАСТИР
SAINT MINA AND THE WOLVES IN AN UNUSUAL ICONOGRAPHIC COMPOSITION FROM THE GERMAN MONASTERY
Author(s): Vladislava SpasovaSubject(s): Anthropology, Social Sciences, Psychology, Customs / Folklore, Sociology, Theology and Religion, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology, Culture and social structure
Published by: Асоциация за антропология, етнология и фолклористика ОНГЬЛ
Keywords: St. Mina, St; George; wolves; “wolf holidays”; “wolf lord”; “wolf” calendar ritual; protector of sheep and goat flocks;
Summary/Abstract: The object of the present study is an unusual iconographic composition from the German Monastery, exhibited today in the exposition of the Sofia Museum, combining the figures of our famous saints warriors St. George and St. Mina, presented at first glance in his role as savior of a girl (princess), to which St. Mina hands over keys, and two wolf dogs are tied to the stirrup of his left leg. This is a very rare theme in the iconography of the holy martyr, brought by the folk cult of St. Mina, known among all Balkan nations for his mythical rule over wolves, and the icon was commissioned because of the prayed miracle St. Mina performed for the shepherds.
Journal: Годишник на Асоциация за антропология, етнология и фолклористика »Онгъл«
- Issue Year: 2022
- Issue No: 21
- Page Range: 122-135
- Page Count: 14
- Language: Bulgarian
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