Research Article

Supernatural Beings in Macedonian Beliefs

Volume: 2 Number: 1 June 22, 2020
  • Ana Kechan
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Supernatural Beings in Macedonian Beliefs

Abstract

The peoples of the Balkans have a profoundly rich folklore with an exuberant oral and written tradition, and North Macedonia is no exception, although it mainly shares its characteristics with the other folklores from the region. This essay will present one area of the beliefs of the Macedonian people and that area are supernatural beings. They include the vampire, the specter, the fairy, the dragon, the lamia, the witch, the fates and the talasam. What is interesting is that the beliefs in some of these creatures is not a simple matter of history, but they are to be found persisting in certain areas up until now, the 21st century.

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English

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Research Article

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Publication Date

June 22, 2020

Submission Date

April 22, 2020

Acceptance Date

June 9, 2020

Published in Issue

Year 2020 Volume: 2 Number: 1

APA
Kechan, A. (2020). Supernatural Beings in Macedonian Beliefs. Journal of International Eastern European Studies, 2(1), 91-101. https://izlik.org/JA87XY42FD
AMA
1.Kechan A. Supernatural Beings in Macedonian Beliefs. Journal of International Eastern European Studies. 2020;2(1):91-101. https://izlik.org/JA87XY42FD
Chicago
Kechan, Ana. 2020. “Supernatural Beings in Macedonian Beliefs”. Journal of International Eastern European Studies 2 (1): 91-101. https://izlik.org/JA87XY42FD.
EndNote
Kechan A (June 1, 2020) Supernatural Beings in Macedonian Beliefs. Journal of International Eastern European Studies 2 1 91–101.
IEEE
[1]A. Kechan, “Supernatural Beings in Macedonian Beliefs”, Journal of International Eastern European Studies, vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 91–101, June 2020, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA87XY42FD
ISNAD
Kechan, Ana. “Supernatural Beings in Macedonian Beliefs”. Journal of International Eastern European Studies 2/1 (June 1, 2020): 91-101. https://izlik.org/JA87XY42FD.
JAMA
1.Kechan A. Supernatural Beings in Macedonian Beliefs. Journal of International Eastern European Studies. 2020;2:91–101.
MLA
Kechan, Ana. “Supernatural Beings in Macedonian Beliefs”. Journal of International Eastern European Studies, vol. 2, no. 1, June 2020, pp. 91-101, https://izlik.org/JA87XY42FD.
Vancouver
1.Ana Kechan. Supernatural Beings in Macedonian Beliefs. Journal of International Eastern European Studies [Internet]. 2020 Jun. 1;2(1):91-101. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA87XY42FD