Sacrifice and self-sacrifice of Prince Lazar in the national epic from Christian and pagan aspects
This paper approaches the motives of sacrifice and self-sacrifice of Prince Lazar as a key to the construction of this epic character. At the beginning, consulting dictionaries and previous research, we determine the terminology and concepts of sacrifice self-sacrifice. Approaching the analysis of t...
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doaj-043238d01e5749bf8666daee5a04e7742020-11-24T23:42:35ZengFaculty of Philosophy, Kosovska MitrovicaZbornik Radova Filozofskog Fakulteta u Prištini0354-32932217-80822014-01-01201444-1678210.5937/zrffp44-58340354-32931401067BSacrifice and self-sacrifice of Prince Lazar in the national epic from Christian and pagan aspectsBojanić-Ćirković Mirjana D.0Univeristy of Niš, Faculty of Philosophy, Niš, SerbiaThis paper approaches the motives of sacrifice and self-sacrifice of Prince Lazar as a key to the construction of this epic character. At the beginning, consulting dictionaries and previous research, we determine the terminology and concepts of sacrifice self-sacrifice. Approaching the analysis of these motifs in the epic poems and accepting attitudes about their developmental line that ranges from medieval to folk literature, first search for Christian self-sacrifice. In the final part of the paper we provide a synthesis of Christian and pagan influence on the shaping of Lazarus motif of sacrifice and self-sacrifice with an emphasis on their share, hierarchy and function.http://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/0354-3293/2014/0354-32931401067B.pdfPrince LazarProto-Lazarsacrificeself-sacrificeChristianitypaganism |
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Bojanić-Ćirković Mirjana D. Sacrifice and self-sacrifice of Prince Lazar in the national epic from Christian and pagan aspects Zbornik Radova Filozofskog Fakulteta u Prištini Prince Lazar Proto-Lazar sacrifice self-sacrifice Christianity paganism |
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Bojanić-Ćirković Mirjana D. |
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Bojanić-Ćirković Mirjana D. |
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Sacrifice and self-sacrifice of Prince Lazar in the national epic from Christian and pagan aspects |
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Sacrifice and self-sacrifice of Prince Lazar in the national epic from Christian and pagan aspects |
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Sacrifice and self-sacrifice of Prince Lazar in the national epic from Christian and pagan aspects |
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Sacrifice and self-sacrifice of Prince Lazar in the national epic from Christian and pagan aspects |
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Sacrifice and self-sacrifice of Prince Lazar in the national epic from Christian and pagan aspects |
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sacrifice and self-sacrifice of prince lazar in the national epic from christian and pagan aspects |
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Faculty of Philosophy, Kosovska Mitrovica |
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Zbornik Radova Filozofskog Fakulteta u Prištini |
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0354-3293 2217-8082 |
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2014-01-01 |
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This paper approaches the motives of sacrifice and self-sacrifice of Prince Lazar as a key to the construction of this epic character. At the beginning, consulting dictionaries and previous research, we determine the terminology and concepts of sacrifice self-sacrifice. Approaching the analysis of these motifs in the epic poems and accepting attitudes about their developmental line that ranges from medieval to folk literature, first search for Christian self-sacrifice. In the final part of the paper we provide a synthesis of Christian and pagan influence on the shaping of Lazarus motif of sacrifice and self-sacrifice with an emphasis on their share, hierarchy and function. |
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Prince Lazar Proto-Lazar sacrifice self-sacrifice Christianity paganism |
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