Russian Paganism: Slavic Mythology
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Perun, Svarog, Daždbog, Radegast, Svantovit, Belobog, Yarovit, Zhiv, Lad, Lel - how much do we know about these deities, embodying various forces of nature and human existence for our pagan ancestors: light, sun, spring, love, war? And the celebrations - Ivan Kupala, Veliky Den, Kolyada, divination on straw, the etymology of words: Rusa, Ross - ruts, vegetable garden, suburb - city, garden - vert - vertograd? In his fundamental work, the outstanding historian, one of the founders of Russian historical thought Nikolai Ivanovich Kostomarov (1817-1885), comparing the data of Slavic history and folklore with the data of other Indo-European peoples, created a unified system of the vast mythology of the Slavs. Exhaustive information about Russian paganism, pagan rituals and holidays, the richest folk poetic creativity, hundreds of festive, family, love, and wedding songs cited in the book also make it an encyclopedia of history, customs, way of life, and the entire spiritual life of ancient Slavs.
Author:
Author:Kostomarov Nikolay Ivanovich
Cover:
Cover:hardcover
Category:
- Category:Science & Math
- Category:Esoteric, Folklore & Myth
Publication language:
Publication Language:Russian
Paper:
Paper:newsprint
Dimensions:
Dimensions:21x13x3.5 cm
Series:
Series:Myths of Ancient Slavs
Age restrictions:
Age restrictions:16+
ISBN:
ISBN:978-5-9955-1138-0
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