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Author : Mike Dixon-Kennedy
Publisher : ABC-CLIO
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 30,7 MB
Release : 1998-12-08
Category : History
ISBN :
Summary: Covers the myths and legends of the Russian Empire at its greatest extent as well as other Slavic people and countries. Includes historical, geographical, and biographical background information
Author : Mike Dixon-Kennedy
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,73 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Mythology
ISBN : 9780874368710
Covers the myths and legends of the Russian Empire at its greatest extent as well as other Slavic people and countries. Includes historical, geographical, and biographical background information.
Author : Mike Dixon-Kennedy
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 30,1 MB
Release : 1998-12-08
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1576074870
This volume offers the first comprehensive guide in English to the myth and legend of the Russian Empire and other Slavic countries and peoples. There are few stories more stirring than those of ancient Russia. Russian and other Slavic beliefs weave a rich tapestry in which real-world elements coexist with those from fantasy, such as dragons, monsters, and shape-changing wolves. Though Russia adopted Christianity as the state religion in A.D. 988, paganism remained popular through the end of the 19th century and survives in isolated pockets even today. In Russian myth and legend, Christian themes are interwoven with pagan ideas: dragons fight priests, saints encounter nymphs, and witches enter the kingdom of heaven. Encyclopedia of Russian and Slavic Myth and Legend includes extensive historical, geographical, and biographical background to deepen the reader's understanding of the myth and legend. Numerous illustrations are included in this fascinating volume, which will be of great interest to students, scholars, and everyone who wishes to explore the cultural heritage of ancient Russia.
Author : Andrei Vasilyev
Publisher :
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 25,69 MB
Release : 2016-02-15
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781329904880
Explore the diverse and mysterious realms of Russian mythology and legend in this collection of articles by author/historian Andre Vasilyev.
Author : Jan Hanuš Máchal
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 125 pages
File Size : 26,77 MB
Release : 2023-11-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN :
Slavic Myths & Legends is a comprehensive study on myths, folklore and legends of the Slavic people settled in Eastern and Central Europe with a meticulous approach to the spirits and ghouls found in Slavic mythical beliefs. Thorough and comprehensive research covers various aspects of the theme, from stories of spirits of the dead, through folk tales of gods and beings of the households, forests and water, to legends of Slavic gods. The study comprehends the mythology of Slavic people of the Elbe river and the Russians, with a glance at the Baltic mythology.
Author : Elizabeth Warner
Publisher : University of Texas Press
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 33,98 MB
Release : 2002-07-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780292791589
The coming of Christianity to the state of Kievan Rus' at the end of the tenth century had an enormous impact on the development of Russian civilization. Despite the abandonment of the pagan gods, both Christian and pagan practices and beliefs continued to coexist for centuries, producing a system known as "dual faith." Russian Myths deals with mythic beliefs, notions, and customs—concerning the veneration of earth, water, fire, and air, demons and spirit-beings in the world of nature, the cult of the dead, and witchcraft—many of which have their roots in the pre-Christian past but still survive to the present day. To illuminate the evolution of major themes and motifs and set Russian myths in the context of mythology the world over, Elizabeth Warner draws upon a rich variety of sources, including anecdotal narrative forms and religious legends, epic songs, funeral laments and folk religion, and, of course, the folktales where the sacred gives way to pure imagination in the depiction of mythic themes and characters.
Author : Theresa Bane
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 430 pages
File Size : 30,61 MB
Release : 2013-09-18
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0786471115
Fairies have been revered and feared, sometimes simultaneously, throughout recorded history. This encyclopedia of concise entries, from the A-senee-ki-waku of northeastern North America to the Zips of Central America and Mexico, includes more than 2,500 individual beings and species of fairy and nature spirits from a wide range of mythologies and religions from all over the globe.
Author : Theresa Bane
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 26,45 MB
Release : 2020-06-08
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1476676887
Curious about the chains that bound Fenriswulf in Norse mythology? Or the hut of Baba Yaga, the infamous witch of Russian folklore? Containing more than one thousand detailed entries on the magical and mythical items from the different folklore, legends, and religions the world over, this encyclopedia is the first of its kind. From Abadi, the named stone in Roman mythology to Zul-Hajam, one of the four swords said to belong to the prophet Mohammed, each item is described in as much detail as the original source material provided, including information on its origin, who was its wielder, and the extent of its magical abilities. The text also includes a comprehensive cross-reference system and an extensive bibliography to aid researchers.
Author : Carol Rose
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 29,23 MB
Release : 2001-12-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780393322118
Contains alphabetically arranged entries that describe the imaginary creatures found in legends, religions, folklore, oral history, and theologies around the world.
Author : Theresa Bane
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 179 pages
File Size : 12,92 MB
Release : 2016-03-24
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1476663556
Of all the anomalous phenomenon reported, ghost sightings are by far the most common. The words "ghost" and "spirit" are used interchangeably in American English but in other cultures the lingering souls of the departed are not to be confused with ancestral spirits, demonic spirits, numens or poltergeists. This encyclopedia lists hundreds of entities of the spirit realm--from aatxe to zuzeca--from world mythology and folklore.