The Way of the Táltos: A Critical Reassessment of a Religious-Magical SpecialistPota taltosov: Kritično ovrednotenje posvečenca v religijo in magijo
Studia Mythologica Slavica November 23, 2022 László Kürti
For a long time, Hungarian scholars debated the origin and structure of Hungarian folk religion and folk beliefs. This article considers the relevance of shamanism to Hungarian folk belief, especially the complex surrounding the táltos. This Hungarian magical practitioner reveals connections both with historical magical specialists and with recent ethnographical materials. There are, however,...