TY  - BOOK
AU  - Warner,Elizabeth
TI  - Russian myths
SN  - 0292791585 (pbk.)
AV  - BL930 .W37 2002
U1  - 299/.171 22
PY  - 2002///
CY  - Austin
PB  - University of Texas Press
KW  - Mythology, Slavic
N1  - "Published in co-operation with British Museum Press."; Includes bibliographical references (p. 79) and index; The Pagan Gods -- The Elements: Water, Fire, Earth and Air -- Demons and Spirits of Place -- The Dead and the Other World -- Sorcerers -- Dragons and Baba-Yaga
N2  - Publisher description:    The coming of Christianity to the state of Kievan Rus', during the reign of Vladimir I at the end of the tenth century had an enormous impact on the development of Russian civilization. For a time, pagan and Christian beliefs and practices coexisted in a parallel system known as 'dual faith'. The roots of many Russian myths and customs are associated with the practices of these early Slav peoples, whose main deities and concepts are described. Beginning with the cult of the ancestors and related beliefs about death and the afterlife, the author draws on a rich variety of sources to illuminate the evolution of major themes and motifs and sets Russian myths in the context of mythology the world over
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