Balkan Folklore: Excluded Middle of the Animistic Spectrum
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07/30/22 • 33 min
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Is animism a dirty word? How is this belief system interpreted by different cultures? I have no idea, but I sure as heck know my own Slavic culture started out animistic! Where do Early Slavs fit on the animistic spectrum?
For the sake of inclusivity, I unify all the Balkan Slavic cultures and share a small portion of our folklore, our beliefs of inanimate objects possessing a spirit, and the deliberate destruction of our true spiritual origins!
WARNING: Our folklore is very fucked up. You will hear stories of women being walled into castles as a blood sacrifice, dead unbaptized infants haunting their own parents for not conforming to Christian propaganda, and even watermelons turning into vampires!
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Intro sampled from "Something strange lurks in the shadows" by Francisco Sánchez (@fanchisanchez)
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FURTHER READING:
The Legend of Rozafa Castle in Albania | Culture Trip
Roots Revival: How Slavic Faith Returned to Poland | Culture.pl
Slavic Native Faith | Wikipedia
Vampire pumpkins and watermelons | Wikipedia
Serbia The Birthplace of Vampires | Culture Trip
A History of Animism and Its Contemporary Examples
The Survival of Animism in Russia – and Its Destruction in the West
The Mystery of Bosnia's Ancient Pyramids | History
Cyril and Methodius | Wikipedia
Is animism a dirty word? How is this belief system interpreted by different cultures? I have no idea, but I sure as heck know my own Slavic culture started out animistic! Where do Early Slavs fit on the animistic spectrum?
For the sake of inclusivity, I unify all the Balkan Slavic cultures and share a small portion of our folklore, our beliefs of inanimate objects possessing a spirit, and the deliberate destruction of our true spiritual origins!
WARNING: Our folklore is very fucked up. You will hear stories of women being walled into castles as a blood sacrifice, dead unbaptized infants haunting their own parents for not conforming to Christian propaganda, and even watermelons turning into vampires!
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Send us suggestions and comments to [email protected]
Follow us on Instagram @tracingowls or Twitter @TracingOwls
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Intro sampled from "Something strange lurks in the shadows" by Francisco Sánchez (@fanchisanchez)
Sound effects obtained from https://www.zapsplat.com
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FURTHER READING:
The Legend of Rozafa Castle in Albania | Culture Trip
Roots Revival: How Slavic Faith Returned to Poland | Culture.pl
Slavic Native Faith | Wikipedia
Vampire pumpkins and watermelons | Wikipedia
Serbia The Birthplace of Vampires | Culture Trip
A History of Animism and Its Contemporary Examples
The Survival of Animism in Russia – and Its Destruction in the West
The Mystery of Bosnia's Ancient Pyramids | History
Cyril and Methodius | Wikipedia
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Intro sampled from "Something strange lurks in the shadows" by Francisco Sánchez (@fanchisanchez)
Sound effects obtained from https://www.zapsplat.com
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