Ob arhaičeskih čertah narodnoj demonologii rusin Vostočnoj Slovakii<br>On the Archaic Features of Folk Demonology of the Ruthenians of Eastern Slovakia</br>

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  • Marina Valentsova Department of Ethnolinguistics and Folklore, Institute of Slavic studies, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Leninsky prospect, 32A

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3986/sms.v21i0.7069

Keywords:

ethnolinguistics, Ruthenian demonology, archaism, Slavic Carpathians

Abstract

The article discusses archaic elements in the demonological beliefs of Ruthenians of Eastern Slovakia, a group of old East Slavic population in the Carpathian region. Archaic elements were identified by the comparison and confrontation with other archaic traditions of the Slavs – Polessian, Serbian, Russian, Bielorussian. Ethnolinguistic research was carried out on the basis of published materials - articles, monographs and dictionaries, as well as author’s field records. The study shows the presence of numerous cultural and linguistic archaisms belonging to the proto-Slavic era and preserved despite active and various contacts with neighbouring ethnic groups of other Slavs and non-Slavic peoples.

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Published

2018-10-25

How to Cite

Valentsova, M. (2018). Ob arhaičeskih čertah narodnoj demonologii rusin Vostočnoj Slovakii<br>On the Archaic Features of Folk Demonology of the Ruthenians of Eastern Slovakia</br>. Studia Mythologica Slavica, 21, 109–127. https://doi.org/10.3986/sms.v21i0.7069

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