Vampires in the Carpathians : magical acts, rites, and beliefs in Subcarpathian Rus'
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Vampires in the Carpathians : magical acts, rites, and beliefs in Subcarpathian Rus'
(East European monographs, no. 492)(Classics of Carpatho-Rusyn scholarship, 10)
East European Monographs , Distributed by Columbia University Press, 1998
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Actes magiques, rites et croyances en Russie subcarpathique
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Note
"Works by Pëtr Bogatyrëv on Carpatho-Rusyns": p. xix-xxii
Bibliography: p. 173-188
"This volume is a translation of the French-language edition that originally appeared as Pierre Bogatyrev, Actes magiques, rites et croyances en Russie subcarpathique, Travaux publiés par l'Institut d'études slaves, Vol. XI, Paris: Librairie ancienne Honoré Champion, 1929."--T.p. verso
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Description
Describes in detail the traditions and beliefs of the people of Subcarpathian Rus' - traditions which have been handed down, generation to generation, for hundreds of years. The text discusses the rites of the 14 celebrations in the annual church calendar, from Christmas and the Epiphany to Lent and Easter. There are detailed descriptions of the festivals on the occasions of births, baptisms, weddings and funerals. Also explored are Rusyn beliefs in supernatural beings and accounts of sightings of demons, witches and vampires.
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