Drogowskaz do ludzi i do Boga - Krzyż prawosławny jako symbol kultury materialnej i duchowej Białorusinów z Podlasia

Journal Title: Ars inter Culturas - Year 2017, Vol 6, Issue 6

Abstract

SIGN TO PEOPLE AND TO GOD – THE ORTHODOX CROSS AS A SYMBOL OF THE MATERIAL AND SPIRITUAL CULTURE OF BELARUSIANS FROM PODLASIE Presented paper shows symbols, types and places related with orthodox crosses of Belarusians living in the eastern region of Poland. Cross is the object of worship and the immortal element of Belarusian life of Orthodox religion living in Podlasie region. The following types of crosses are distinguished: four-armed Latin, six-armed, eight-armed, Greek. Crosses, depending on their location and destination, are divided: cemetery, roadside, at crossroads, spring, near fields, meadows and home ones. Crosses are made of raw materials like stone, wood and iron.

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Joanna Siegeń - Matyjewicz

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Joanna Siegeń - Matyjewicz (2017). Drogowskaz do ludzi i do Boga - Krzyż prawosławny jako symbol kultury materialnej i duchowej Białorusinów z Podlasia. Ars inter Culturas, 6(6), 131-142. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-313950