INEXPLICABLE BEINGS, PHENOMENA, AND EVENTS, CATEGORIZED AS MYTHOLOGICAL, AMONG THE PEOPLES OF THE SOUTH SLAVS: COLLECTIONS OF FOLK TALES, INTERVIEWS WITH STORYTELLERS AND MYTHOLOGICAL BEINGS IN MODERN NOVELS

This article contains the basic structural features of a same-named Ph.D. research thesis. The main tasks are to identify three focal fields with mythological elements, whether they phenomena, objects, people, or creatures that some believe and others doubt exist. These found in various collections folk stories, contemporary literary texts as well interviews storytellers. However, focus this is primarily on introductory story providing background general idea. goal acquaint readers explains origin mentioned stories among people. It talks about death, man’s natural fear it, world paranormal, religious, mythological, which combined create inexplicable phenomena contradict rational reasoning man. One hypotheses itself understand why phenomenon still present human community what benefits it brings. Furthermore, methodology used includes comparison contrast information between works. In addition, most important method interview technique aforementioned storytellers strategically selected persons who assumed possess quality information.