- PII
- S0869-54150000380-1-1
- DOI
- 10.7868/S50000380-1-1
- Publication type
- Article
- Status
- Published
- Authors
- Volume/ Edition
- Volume / Issue 2
- Pages
- 106-121
- Abstract
- The author lays down an argument that there might have existed a symbolic and semantic link between the images of the hut and the bird in archaic notions of the early Slavs. She explores a wide range of data on the Slavic folk culture. The image of the bird, which was often used as a sacrificial object in house building, most likely influenced the very appearance of the house itself. The article focuses on the ornitomorphic facets of the traditional North-Russian hut and examines the bird symbolism engrained in its features. The author dives into a variety of issues and topics from the tradition of decorating roofs with the images of birds to the use of bird-like architectural terms and other figures of speech and to the curious presence of birds in folk riddles about huts.
- Keywords
- Slavic folk culture, Northern Russia, wooden architecture, house types, hut, roof, image, symbolism, bird, riddle
- Date of publication
- 08.12.2025
- Year of publication
- 2025
- Number of purchasers
- 4
- Views
- 549
RAS History & PhilologyЭтнографическое обозрение Ethno review
- ISSN (Print) 0869-5415
- ISSN (Online) 3034-6274
ORNITOMORFNYI OBRAZ SEVERORUSSKOI IZBY: SEMANTICHESKAIA REKONSTRUKTSIIA NA MATERIALE SLAVIANSKOI KUL’TURY) [THE ORNITOMORPHIC IMAGE OF THE NORTH-RUSSIAN HUT: A SEMANTIC RECONSTRUCTION DRAWN ON THE MATERIALS OF SLAVIC CULTURE]
Индексирование
Scopus
Crossref
Higher Attestation Commission
At the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation
Scientific Electronic Library