Pasakojimo keliu: santykio su vieta tyrimas

LTStraipsnyje pristatoma nauja Lietuvos šventviečių tyrimo perspektyva, paremta fenomenologine prieiga. Dėmesys sutelkiamas ne į archeologinius, istorinius duomenis, bet į žmonių pasakojimus. Tokiu būdu siekiama atskleisti tautosakos tekstuose išliekantį asmens santykį su vieta. Šiam tikslui pasitelkti du skirtingi atvejai: Bronislavos Kučinskienės papasakotos istorijos apie Šatrijos kalną ir raganas bei Kazimiero ir Stasės Sereckių pasakojimai apie Platelių ežerą. Kalnas ir ežeras šiuo atveju tampa pasakojimų vietomis – tai terminas, išplečiantis šventvietės sąvoką už religinio konteksto ribų. [Iš leidinio]Reikšminiai žodžiai: Šventvietės; Fenomenologija; Santykis su vieta; Šatrijos kalnas; Platelių ežeras; Sacred sites.

ENThe article presents a new research perspective on Lithuanian ancient sacred sites. The author adopts the phenomenological approach instead of the usual historical one. The phenomenological approach is centered on human experience, thus the focus shifts from the archaeological artefacts or historical data to the stories and meanings behind them. The author of the article introduces a new term – story-places, as a different definition for places that we usually call sacred sites. This allows him to temporarily set aside the religious meaning of these places and apprehend them as objects of consciousness. The research focuses on folk narratives from two different places in western Lithuania. The first one is told by Bronislava Kučinskienė living near one of the most famous hills in Lithuania – Šatrija. Bronislava spins a complex story of her own experience while singing and dancing on top of the hill, combined with a legend about a girl encountering a witch. We learn that a folk story could be much more complicated than it seems from the first glance. It reveals different meanings of the place. On the one hand, Šatrija appears enveloped in a warm memory about activities this woman loved doing in the past. On the other hand, the hill seems unpleasant, even horrifying, when the story line turns to witches.The article presents a new research perspective on Lithuanian ancient sacred sites. The author adopts the phenomenological approach instead of the usual historical one. The phenomenological approach is centered on human experience, thus the focus shifts from the archaeological artefacts or historical data to the stories and meanings behind them. The author of the article introduces a new term – story-places, as a different definition for places that we usually call sacred sites. This allows him to temporarily set aside the religious meaning of these places and apprehend them as objects of consciousness. The research focuses on folk narratives from two different places in western Lithuania. The first one is told by Bronislava Kučinskienė living near one of the most famous hills in Lithuania – Šatrija. Bronislava spins a complex story of her own experience while singing and dancing on top of the hill, combined with a legend about a girl encountering a witch. We learn that a folk story could be much more complicated than it seems from the first glance. It reveals different meanings of the place. On the one hand, Šatrija appears enveloped in a warm memory about activities this woman loved doing in the past. On the other hand, the hill seems unpleasant, even horrifying, when the story line turns to witches. [From the publication]

• Etnologija / Ethnology
• Filosofija / Philosophy