Praktyki apotropeiczne dotyczące owiec w pasterstwie huculskim. Tradycja i współczesność
Apotropaic practices regarding sheep in the Hutsul herding. Tradition and modernity

Summary/Abstract: Until the beginning of the 20th century, animal husbandry in the pastoral community in the vicinity of Werchowyna was one of the main axes of the organization of the year of farm work. Nowadays, the role of animals in this region is still important, and animal farming is one of the main factors of the local economy. Basing on the source materials collected by Polish and Ukrainian researchers, the article presents the most important practices for the old Hutsul community, which were often of magical character and aimed at protecting animals, and socio-economic motives that were the inspiration in the old sheep farming during summer grazing. All these have constituted the historical background for compiling information that enable determining the contemporary image of sheep in the community of Hutsul shepherds.

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