Russian Traditional Culture: Religion, Gender, and Customary LawMarjorie Mandelstam Balzer The resurgence of national and historical awareness among the people of what was once the USSR has been nowhere stronger than among the Russians themselves. Some of the larger projects of rediscovery amount to a reinterpretation of traditional culture. This carefully annotated collection of recent studies of Russian folk religion, village organization and family life, including the rituals associated with childbirth, special attention to women's roles and to the specificity of Siberia in Russian culture, will be a revelation to a wide array of readers. It is intended for use not only in anthropology departments but more widely interdisciplinary courses in Russian studies, peasant studies and women's studies. |
Contents
The Introduction of Christianity in Russia | 3 |
The Christianization of the Russian Peasants | 16 |
Russian Folk Culture and Folk Religion | 34 |
Forms of Transformation of Pagan Symbolism | 48 |
Archaic Elements in the Charms | 71 |
On the History of Icon Painting in Western Siberia | 85 |
The Woman in the Ancient Russian | 105 |
Russian Rituals Customs and Beliefs | 122 |
The Living Past | 159 |
Traditional Norms of Behavior and Forms | 225 |
The Commune and Customary Law among | 236 |
Appendices | 253 |
A Program for Gathering Information | 265 |
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Russianlanguage Sources | 282 |
Acronyms | 300 |
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Russian Traditional Culture: Religion, Gender, and Customary Law Ronald Radzai No preview available - 1992 |
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