Russian traditions of feast and hospitality
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The book is the first study of Russian hospitality and feasts as its main component in its festivity and everyday life. The point of view of foreigners who willingly respond to the traditions of Russian hospitality is compared with its perception from the inside of tradition.
The book tells about the reception of guests, including invitations, greetings, toasts, formulas of gratitude or refusal, proverbs, table jokes, as well as etiological legends explaining etiquette and food prohibitions. It is told to what extent a person commands his body or goes to him, how much he obeys the rules of behavior accepted in society, whether he is able to observe the daily routine or inferior to his whims, how much he is omnivorous or allows himself to be whims, whether he is a gluttony or eats, To only support your body in working condition.
The sources attract an extensive historical, ethnographic, folklore and linguistic material, including archival and recorded by the author in various regions of Russia.
The book is designed for specialists and for a wide range of readers who are interested in traditional spiritual culture
The book tells about the reception of guests, including invitations, greetings, toasts, formulas of gratitude or refusal, proverbs, table jokes, as well as etiological legends explaining etiquette and food prohibitions. It is told to what extent a person commands his body or goes to him, how much he obeys the rules of behavior accepted in society, whether he is able to observe the daily routine or inferior to his whims, how much he is omnivorous or allows himself to be whims, whether he is a gluttony or eats, To only support your body in working condition.
The sources attract an extensive historical, ethnographic, folklore and linguistic material, including archival and recorded by the author in various regions of Russia.
The book is designed for specialists and for a wide range of readers who are interested in traditional spiritual culture
Author:
Author:Kabakova Galina Ilyinichna
Cover:
Cover:Hard
Category:
- Category:Arts & Photography
- Category:Culture
- Category:Reference books
Publication language:
Publication Language:Russian
Paper:
Paper:Offset
Series:
Series: Man in Culture
ISBN:
ISBN:978-5-91134-868-7
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