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Autumn near Sarajevo with Bogumil necropolis from 13-14th century.
Bogumils were “heretic” pre-Ottoman-era Christians of Bosnia, also found in Bulgaria, Serbia, Croatia, and even southern France, but they were nowhere else as presistent as in Bosnia. Somehow they were resisting western Chatolic and eastern Ortodox influences and pressures by sustaining their beliefs - until, with Ottoman rule they dissapeared - according to some theories by massive conversion to Islam (?!). You can see their massive tombstones called “stećci” that were brought from far-away to usually very beautiful remote sites. This shows the same necropolis viewed from south-east (up) and north-west (down).
roseindigo 9:35 pm on October 31, 2009 | #
I like the two different viewpoints of the same subject. Also looked up the Bogumils as I’d never heard of them before and learned some things. Apparently Umberto Eco wrote a book that included them but I’ve just now forgotten the name of the book and have never read it, although I’ve read his other book. So now I shall have to find it in the library.
trebor61 3:16 am on November 1, 2009 | #
Interesting stuff, Ziza. Thanks for this. Your trees are great giving a serenity to the whole scene.
mono 5:40 am on November 1, 2009 | #
i love autumn’s colors. great!
Andrew Spanoudakis 6:13 am on November 1, 2009 | #
Love this…beautifully done…
Rose - He writes such Lonnnng novels. So time consuming to read. I may have to give it another shot and discipline myself to finish.
ziza 5:08 am on November 5, 2009 | #
Thanks everyone. I do not have (anymore) a weekend cottage or summerhouse. I feel some mystic peace near those necropolis and like to visit them often (there are hundreds of them in surrounding mountains). I call those places my weekend-houses. Something like that awaits us in the end anyway…