Windows into Other Worlds: Review of Daiva Vaitkevičienė (ed.), Lietuvių užkalbėjimai: gydymo formulės – Lithuanian Verbal Healing Charms, Vilnius. (original) (raw)

Abstract

Vaitkevičienė, Daiva (ed.) 2009: Lietuvių užkalbėjimai: Gydymo formulės -Lithuanian Verbal Healing Charms. Vilnius: Lietuvių literatūros ir tautosakos institutas. 919 pages.

Key takeaways

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  1. Vaitkevičienė's corpus includes 1716 Lithuanian charm texts, contributing significantly to comparative Indo-European studies.
  2. The organization by narrative function offers insights into the underlying conceptual systems of Lithuanian healing charms.
  3. Translations of select charm types facilitate a practical overview without overwhelming details from the entire corpus.
  4. The corpus includes 200 charms in multiple languages, highlighting cultural interactions within the charm tradition.
  5. This work serves as a comprehensive resource, addressing the language barrier in comparative folklore research.

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