Dualistic legends about the creation of the world in the East Slavic folklore tradition

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Kuznetsova, V.S

Dualisticheskie Legendy o Sotvorenii Mira v Vostochnoslavianskoi Fol`klornoi Traditsii

[ Dualistic legends about the creation of the world in the East Slavic folklore tradition]

Novosibirsk: SO RAN, 1998
249 p
Hardcover. 13 x 20 cm
ISBN: 5769201185
Language: Russian

Research of legends about the creation of the world and the first man by God and Satan: God created the Earth and the First Man from sand brought from the sea bottom by Satan. These legends were widely distributed among Slavonic people and various neighboring ethnic groups such as the Karelians, Finns, Mordva, and others. This study is based on analysis of more than 300 texts of the legends. Subject, geographical and source indices; review of known manuscripts of apocryphal Slavic tales about world creation; commentary. Bibliographical references. Summary in English.

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» Literary Theory and Criticism / History of Literature » Folklore

» Humanities » Folklore, Folk Art, and Folklore Studies

» Religion and Theology » Religion and Culture

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