THE CURSE AS A REVENGE - ritual, magical and social aspects –

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Jelena Cvetanovska

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The subject of this paper are the ritual, magical and social aspects of the curse in the frames of the Macedonian folk culture. In the ritual and magical context, that presupposes a syncretic unity of the verbal and non-verbal magic, the focus is put upon the ritual side of the cursing act. The examination of the social dimensions is concentrated upon the reasons for approving the curse as a mechanism for rebounding evil.

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