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100	1		_aWarner, Elizabeth, _d1940-
245	1	0	_aRussian myths / _cElizabeth Warner.
250			_a1st University of Texas Press ed.
260			_aAustin : _bUniversity of Texas Press, _c2002.
300			_a80 p. : _bill., 1 map ; _c24 cm.
440		4	_aThe Legendary past
500			_a"Published in co-operation with British Museum Press."
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 79) and index.
505	0		_aThe 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.
520			_aPublisher 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.
650		0	_aMythology, Slavic.
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