Prispevek k semiotiki kresniških obhodov v Beli Krajini skozi njihovo zvočno podobo
Contribution to the Semiotics of Kresnice processions in Bela Krajina by an Analysis of Their Audible Component

Summary/Abstract: The author has grounded his analysis on recorded music material which had been gathered by researchers of the Slovene Academy of Sciences and Arts in Ljubljana, on Strekelj’s collection »Slovene Folk Songs«, as well as on more or less known theoretical essays on springtime procession rituals. After offering an ideal-typical description of the kresnice procession at St. John's, he briefly discusses the text of several songs. Next, the author analyzes in detail the »audible formula« of St. John’s Day songs. They are characterized by an archaic form which emphasizes the ancient magical sense of the ritual: the celebration of the Sun and aiding the Sun to keep sustaining the vegetative cycle.

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