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9780873328890

Russian Folk Belief

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  • ISBN13:

    9780873328890

  • ISBN10:

    0873328892

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1992-09-30
  • Publisher: Routledge

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"Fascinating ... a valuable introduction to the Russian version of a very important topic". -- The New York Times Book Review

Table of Contents

Foreword ix
Felix J. Oinas
Preface xiii
Part 1 Folk Beliefs about the Supernatural
The Pagan Background
3(16)
Christian Personages
19(19)
The Devil
38(13)
Spirits of the House and Farmstead
51(13)
Spirits of the Forest, Waters, and Fields
64(19)
Russian Sorcery
83(20)
``Spoiling'' and Healing
103(24)
Part 2 Folk Narratives about the Supernatural
Legends, Fabulates, and Memorates
127(3)
Creation Legends
130(6)
Biblical Personages and Saints
136(18)
Devils
154(15)
The Domovoi and Other Domestic Spirits
169(9)
Nature Spirits
178(12)
Sorcerers and Witches
190(17)
Notes 207(28)
Bibliography 235(10)
Subject Index 245(8)
Place Name Index 253(2)
Name Index 255(2)
About the Author 257

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