ХРИСТИАНСКИЕ ЭЛЕМЕНТЫ В НАРОДНОЙ ДЕМОНОЛОГИИ СЛАВЯН

• Authors: Valentsova Marina M.

Title variants

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Christian elements in the folk Slavic demonology

• Languages of publication: RU

Abstracts

EN

So far, works on the influence of Christianity on mythological beliefs of Slavic and non-Slavic peoples have most often turned to book and artistic culture. The present article attempts to analyse the areas of interference and cultural flow between official Christianity and Slavic folk demonology. Only three such areas have been considered in more detail: the genesis of some mythological characters, the plots and heroes of demonological narratives, and terminology (demononymy). As the far from complete material has shown, folk demonology also experienced a noticeable impact of Christian ideas (e.g., the dichotomy of good and evil), adopted Christian spiritual values (e.g., the concept of sin) and church realities, and introduced Christian (biblical and evangelical) terms and names.

Keywords

EN

SLAVIC ETHNOLINGUISTICS; FOLK SLAVIC DEMONOLOGY; DEMONONYMS; CHRISTIANITY

• Publisher: Jan Stanislav Slavonic Institute, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Matica Slovenska
• Journal: Slavica Slovaca
• Year: 2024
• Volume: 59
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 361 - 370

Contributors

author

Valentsova Marina M.

• Institute of Slavic studies, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow State University named M.V. Lomonosov, Russia

Identifiers

DOI

https://doi.org/10.31577/SlavSlov.2024.2.17