Folklore and reality. Russian agricultural holidays

Folklore and reality. Russian agricultural holidays

A deep and exciting immersion into the very foundations of culture, giving an idea of the origins of spiritual life, life and rituals, history, language and literatureOn what foundations is the cultural identity of a Russian person built? Where are... the roots of familiar stories, images, rituals and beliefs? How are life and consciousness reflected in folklore?This edition contains under one cover a collection of selected articles by the outstanding philologist and folklorist V. Ya. Propp, “Folklore and Reality,” and the now classic study of Slavic calendar rituals, “Russian Agrarian Holidays.”In the collection of articles "Folklore and Reality" you will learn everything about folk art that transforms our reality, history, philology and literature. And the work “Russian Agrarian Holidays” is dedicated to the rituals of the East Slavic calendar cycle, returning readers to fairy tales and their heroes.

Author: Владимир Пропп

Printhouse: Mann, Ivanov i Ferber

Series: Archetype: Russian Culture

Age restrictions: 16+

Year of publication: 2024

ISBN: 9785002144303

Number of pages: 544

Size: 220x150x30 mm

Cover type: hard

Weight: 708 g

ID: 1673702

A deep and exciting immersion into the very foundations of culture, giving an idea of the origins of spiritual life, life and rituals, history, language and literature

On what foundations is the cultural identity of a Russian person built? Where are the roots of familiar stories, images, rituals and beliefs? How are life and consciousness reflected in folklore?

This edition contains under one cover a collection of selected articles by the outstanding philologist and folklorist V. Ya. Propp, “Folklore and Reality,” and the now classic study of Slavic calendar rituals, “Russian Agrarian Holidays.”

In the collection of articles "Folklore and Reality" you will learn everything about folk art that transforms our reality, history, philology and literature. And the work “Russian Agrarian Holidays” is dedicated to the rituals of the East Slavic calendar cycle, returning readers to fairy tales and their heroes.

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