Papers by Danica B . Đokić
Eckermann - web časopis za književnost, 2020
Analiza pozicije lirskog subjekta u zbirci "Utopljene duše"
Crte i reze, izbor radova sa Književnog konkursa "Andra Gavrilović 2019." Broj 10., 2019
Folkloristika: casopis Udruzenja folklorista Srbije, 2019
The article presents a selection of the material collected during the folkloristic field research... more The article presents a selection of the material collected during the folkloristic field research carried out in the village of Topli Do on Stara Planina (The Balkan
mountain range, “Old Mountain”), in the period from 2016 to 2018. Out of the seven
people the author spoke to, the article includes the transcribed conversation with
the late Ivan Tošić, born in 1929. in Topli Do, conducted on May 2018. The material
taken at that time is comprehensive, detailed, comprises various folklore genres and
motifs, oral history, and has artistic value as well. Tošić covered a variety of themes,
including the traditional way of life in Topli Do, customs and beliefs (celebration
of Saint George’s Day, votive crosses, ritual processions, weather magic, and rituals
against hail), legends about vampires and buried treasure, the enigmatic church of Pilj,
accounts and anecdotes of haiduks (brigands) and certain local events concerning
the First and the Second World War, and even some prominent contemporaries of the
area, like Mita Gaga, the founder of the “Tigar” factory. In the repertoire of Ivan Tošić
we can follow the continuity of a large number of traditional topics in the area of remote and abandoned villages of Stara Planina and the continuity of beliefs, customs
and rituals. Along with continuity, there is also a transformation or disintegration of
certain beliefs and traditions. The collected field material is significant not only for
exploring the oral history and folklore tradition, but also for its linguistic value, as an
an authentic record of the archaic variant of the Prizren-Timok dialect spoken by the
narrator.
Keywords: Stara Planina, Topli Do, field research, folklore, oral history, legends, customs, vampires, the church of Pilj, haiduks, buried treasure
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Papers by Danica B . Đokić
mountain range, “Old Mountain”), in the period from 2016 to 2018. Out of the seven
people the author spoke to, the article includes the transcribed conversation with
the late Ivan Tošić, born in 1929. in Topli Do, conducted on May 2018. The material
taken at that time is comprehensive, detailed, comprises various folklore genres and
motifs, oral history, and has artistic value as well. Tošić covered a variety of themes,
including the traditional way of life in Topli Do, customs and beliefs (celebration
of Saint George’s Day, votive crosses, ritual processions, weather magic, and rituals
against hail), legends about vampires and buried treasure, the enigmatic church of Pilj,
accounts and anecdotes of haiduks (brigands) and certain local events concerning
the First and the Second World War, and even some prominent contemporaries of the
area, like Mita Gaga, the founder of the “Tigar” factory. In the repertoire of Ivan Tošić
we can follow the continuity of a large number of traditional topics in the area of remote and abandoned villages of Stara Planina and the continuity of beliefs, customs
and rituals. Along with continuity, there is also a transformation or disintegration of
certain beliefs and traditions. The collected field material is significant not only for
exploring the oral history and folklore tradition, but also for its linguistic value, as an
an authentic record of the archaic variant of the Prizren-Timok dialect spoken by the
narrator.
Keywords: Stara Planina, Topli Do, field research, folklore, oral history, legends, customs, vampires, the church of Pilj, haiduks, buried treasure
mountain range, “Old Mountain”), in the period from 2016 to 2018. Out of the seven
people the author spoke to, the article includes the transcribed conversation with
the late Ivan Tošić, born in 1929. in Topli Do, conducted on May 2018. The material
taken at that time is comprehensive, detailed, comprises various folklore genres and
motifs, oral history, and has artistic value as well. Tošić covered a variety of themes,
including the traditional way of life in Topli Do, customs and beliefs (celebration
of Saint George’s Day, votive crosses, ritual processions, weather magic, and rituals
against hail), legends about vampires and buried treasure, the enigmatic church of Pilj,
accounts and anecdotes of haiduks (brigands) and certain local events concerning
the First and the Second World War, and even some prominent contemporaries of the
area, like Mita Gaga, the founder of the “Tigar” factory. In the repertoire of Ivan Tošić
we can follow the continuity of a large number of traditional topics in the area of remote and abandoned villages of Stara Planina and the continuity of beliefs, customs
and rituals. Along with continuity, there is also a transformation or disintegration of
certain beliefs and traditions. The collected field material is significant not only for
exploring the oral history and folklore tradition, but also for its linguistic value, as an
an authentic record of the archaic variant of the Prizren-Timok dialect spoken by the
narrator.
Keywords: Stara Planina, Topli Do, field research, folklore, oral history, legends, customs, vampires, the church of Pilj, haiduks, buried treasure