The Living and the Dead in Slavic Folk Culture: Modes of Interaction between Two Worlds
Slavic folk culture is a fusion of Christian and of pre-Christian, pagan beliefs based on magic. This article is devoted specifically to ancient pre-Christian ideas about death and posthumous existence and the associated magical rituals and prohibitions, which persist to our time. It considers the f...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI
2024
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Religions
Year: 2024, Volume: 15, Issue: 5 |
| Further subjects: | B
fear of the dead
B the other world B funeral rites B walking dead B memorial rituals B veneration of the dead B Slavic beliefs |
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