Folk and apocryphal motives of Christmas cycle in Uglya´s manuscripts in the second half of the 17th century. Cover Image

Ľudové a apokryfické motívy vianočného cyklu v uglianskych rukopisoch druhej polovice 17. storočia.
Folk and apocryphal motives of Christmas cycle in Uglya´s manuscripts in the second half of the 17th century.

Author(s): Svetlana Šašerina
Subject(s): Literary Texts
Published by: Slavistický ústav Jána Stanislava Slovenskej akadémie vied
Keywords: Transcarpatia; cyrillic manuscripts; apocrypha; nativity cycle

Summary/Abstract: This paper deals with Apocryphas of the nativity cycle, particularly motives of the Three Wise Men arriving, which includes Afroditian’s legend as well, in cultural context of Transcarpatia, which is a border area between Slavia latina and Slavia byzantina. The datas for study were two cyrillic manuscripts from Ugľa monastery from the 17th century.

  • Issue Year: 48/2013
  • Issue No: 02
  • Page Range: 132-138
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: Slovak