Myths of the Russian People. Spirits and Demons, Witches and Sorcerers, the Afterlife and Its Inhabitants

Myths of the Russian People. Spirits and Demons, Witches and Sorcerers, the Afterlife and Its Inhabitants

Myth is an unscientific way of describing the world and at the same time a system of accumulated knowledge about the surrounding reality. In other words, mythology is a folk equivalent of science. This book tells about the myths of... the Russian people, the initial composition of which was formed by the time when the fragmented East Slavic tribes united into a state - Kievan Rus. The myths are presented based on oral traditions collected by ethnographers and folklorists over the last century and a half. Many pre-Christian beliefs are still alive in folk tradition, giving us the opportunity to present what the mythology of the Eastern Slavs was like in ancient times. The book will allow the reader to get acquainted with the religious ideas and beliefs of the past and will help to better understand the present.

Author: Елена Левкиевская

Printhouse: AST

Series: Myths: World Heritage

Age restrictions: 12+

Year of publication: 2025

ISBN: 9785171702144

Number of pages: 480

Size: 217x144x320 mm

Cover type: твердая

Weight: 675 g

ID: 1714032

Myth is an unscientific way of describing the world and at the same time a system of accumulated knowledge about the surrounding reality. In other words, mythology is a folk equivalent of science. This book tells about the myths of the Russian people, the initial composition of which was formed by the time when the fragmented East Slavic tribes united into a state - Kievan Rus. The myths are presented based on oral traditions collected by ethnographers and folklorists over the last century and a half. Many pre-Christian beliefs are still alive in folk tradition, giving us the opportunity to present what the mythology of the Eastern Slavs was like in ancient times. The book will allow the reader to get acquainted with the religious ideas and beliefs of the past and will help to better understand the present.

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