Abstract:
The study presents the spiritist, a personage holding supernatural powers according to popular beliefs, with the aim to unveil the beliefs built around this figure in the small village of Székelyhodos, situated in the upper course of the Nyárád (Niraj) river. In Székelyhodos the spiritist is a distinct character. Although its actions are very similar to those taken by the fortune teller, orthodox priest, the seer etc., it has a very well defined scope and operates with unique techniques when establishing the connection between the profane and transcendental worlds. The popular beliefs concerning the spiritist are living part of the popular mythology. The sheer amount of texts gathered during the field research, the genre and contents of the texts and the attitude of the informants prove that these beliefs are still functional.
