Chasing plague through magical practices in the Transylvanian villages

Florica Iuhaş () and Gelu Olosuteanu ()
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Florica Iuhaş: University of Bucharest
Gelu Olosuteanu: -

Revista Romana de Jurnalism si Comunicare - Romanian Journal of Journalism and Communication, 2017, issue 1, 47-56

Abstract: Our study sets itself to present the sheer dimension of a scourge that made millions of victims in the world and on the territory of present-day Romania. Alongside the historical description of such phenomenon, we shall approach this scourge from a folklorical perspective. In the biblical legend of Saint Haralambos, he is said to having received from God the power to protect the world from plague and other contagious diseases. In the popular belief, the Haralambos of the Plague, celebrated at the begining of Spring (10th of February), protects not only the humans, but also the vegetable crops against all kinds of pests.

Keywords: Plague; offerings; rites of passage; Transylvania; anthropology (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Y8 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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