BOSNIAN MYTHOLOGY

Mythology of Bosnia and Herzegovina abounds with various external influences because of its geographical position but also its turbulent history which shaped the Bosnian spirit and imagination. In Bosnia both the East and West always manifested which is clearly evident through mythology where we come across interesting elements of both eastern and western beliefs.

8/13/2015

Dwarf Perkman

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Political rise of Bosnia was followed from the first part of the XIV century by a corresponding development and progress. By expansion of th...

Living dead - lampiri

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Vampire is a Bulgarian word, which comes from north Turkish word upir. That's why there is a logical question - did the belief in vampir...
7/29/2015

Soul and death in Bosnian tradition

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Death which represents the end of life, is probably the main "culprit" why the belief in supernatural appeared among the human ci...

Spirit

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Spirit and soul as two abstract terms are actually a basic framework of the entire spiritual thread which spans through the human race si...

Ubiquitous Bogomil tradition

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The human spirit is very restless. When a man is sleeping the spirit exits the body and walks away. The man dreams where the spirit goes, a...

Soul tied to Halal

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Soul is the holder of human destiny. In BiH it is believed that Allah in the first 40 days of inception in the mother's womb determin...

Azrail

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According to traditional belief the soul and body during a human's lifetime create a whole. If the soul leaves the body forever - death...

Are you a Muslim?

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When a girl or boy would die one would place a stalk of nacre (ruta graveolens) above their heads. According to the custom one places an ...

Bridge for souls

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Such belief confirms the belief that when the deceased is buried he is visited in the grave by angels, judges, Azrail and Džibrail. They qu...

Love - road towards heaven

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Among the Bosnian people, especially in the south-western part of BiH, there is a custom that every family have their own graves, which are...

Hell

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While crossing the Sirat bridge it is determined if the soul will receive punishment or reward. Out of the great weight of sins the unluc...

Bogomil doctrine on the migration of the soul

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Furthermore traditional beliefs of our ancestors have a very strong impact on the century long spiritual reflections therefore we shouldn...

White colour - symbol of sorrow

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While mourning a dead family member, women avoided wearing red coloured clothes, white clothes was worn exclusively. Black was never worn ...
6/20/2015

Serbs - mythological children of the swine

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In certain folk stories and legends the Serbs are called "sons of swine" or "children of the swine", and for their lar...
1/16/2015

Wild Grandma

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In Bosnian mythology it is believed that in every chasm in the ground a wild grandma lives who has her kitchen utensils in the underworld a...

Krkleri

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In Sarajevo there was a belief that the one who wishes to see Dobre should go to Obhodža, on the eastern periphery of the city, or to a gra...

Ćosa

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There are men who never grow a beard or moustache, they remain  ćosavi , and that's why among the Bosnian people called  Ćose , accordi...

Zeleni čovuljak ( Green čovuljak)

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When the summer rains pass and the level of river Bosnia falls, on one part of the river's course, a few round rocks appear. Each one o...

Illyrians - the largest mystery of Europe

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That are ancestors, the Illyrians, were a warlike, mystical people, with shaman cults is known regardless of the fact that there is little ...
10/12/2014

Illyrian god’s and goddesses

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In order to grasp the pagan world of our ancestors, especially the one connected with their religious life, we need to gather all the names...
8/26/2014

Mythological beings of Bosnian Roma population

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Mythology is first and foremost a social phenomenon which successfully permeates and connects different religious, magical and geological i...

GYPSY DEMONS

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Xalo (baldy): Roma that live in Rogatica believe that Xalo is a wind (bahval), i.e. a phantom, spirit. Aždaha: is the same as Xalo, but i...

KARANKOČI

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Karakonči is considered as one of the most famous demon of Bosnian Roma. It is stated that he is a "gypsy" since he speaks exclus...

MEĐAŠI

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Demon which is the size of a ten year old, he is green, has a moustache and a beard. He carries a handkerchief on his head. His season is t...

BAHVALJKO

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Bahvaljko (wind spirit): turns into linen cloth and tries to cover a person with it. It is believed that at night this wind exits out of t...

UMALJAKO

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Umaljako (field spirit): a very evil spirit in the form of a cat or a dog. He throws iron over human legs and when a person falls to the g...

E PHURDAKO

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E phurdako (spirit under the bridge): he is like a small monkey. He rolls around, turning, playing in front of people in human clothes. If...

MUSTAKALO

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Mustakalo (forest spirit, forest rooster): has big eyes and teeth, big moustache and backside. He is as big as a donkey. He resides on a s...

BENG

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 Beng is a female demon that causes epilepsy among humans. In Zavidovići the Roma believe that when a child is caught by epilepsy one shou...

RUKIJA

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Rukija is a female demon which doesn't get old or young, her face is the same as it was 2000 years ago. She hides and lives in a hole u...

BILAHČE

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Demon's which play in circles at dusk, usually at crossroads. They play every day, especially on Sundays. They are most dangerous at ni...

JAVIŠTA

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JAVIŠTA: a spirit that the Roma are perhaps most scared of. That's why they are reluctant to about it. Javište is a demonic being whic...

ČOXANI

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Is a bearded woman i.e. a witch that drinks blood of the children. According to belief the woman is doing it unconsciously, while she is a...
7/10/2014

GENOCIDE IN BOSNIA - SREBRENICA 11.07.1995 - 11.07.2014

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6/04/2014

Deities of Bosnian mythology

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Archaeological monuments reveal, and ancient historical sources confirm the presence of Illyrians on the Balkans from the beginnings of th...

BIND

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Bind or Bindus (old Indian bindu, h – drop) is the old Bosnian god of streams and water in general and he is represented as a naked man, wi...

VIDASUS

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Vidasus is the god of forests and nature, and together with the goddess Thana the deity of fertility. He was worshiped under various names,...

THANA

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Thana or Tana, goddess of forests and hunting, was called Forest Mother by the Illyrians and numerous magical rituals and beliefs were conn...

FAERIES

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The Illyrians revered mountain faeries – nymphs, protectors of streams, creeks, mountain glades and caves. On monuments they are always d...

TREE – GOD PROTECTOR

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As I already mentioned the Illyrians before they began to anthropomorphize their deities, they worshipped them in their celestial shape (s...
2/02/2014

The "grand" mother Tiamat

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One of the oldest myths relating to the genesis is the one recorded with cuneiform on clay tablets from the ancient Sumerian civilization. ...

The cult of Grand Mother in Bosnia and Herzegovina

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While in the ancient age of paganism the cult of fertility was celebrated, in monotheism large changes occurred and everything that belonge...
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