Vampires in the Carpathians
| Titel: | Vampires in the Carpathians : magical acts, rites, and beliefs in subcarpathian Rus ̕ |
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| Veröffentlicht: | New York, NY : Columbia Univ. Press, 1998 |
| Umfang: | XXII, 188 S. : Kt. |
| Format: | Buch |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Schriftenreihe/ mehrbändiges Werk: |
East European monographs ; 492 Classics of Carpatho-Rusyn scholarship ; 10 |
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| ISBN: | 0880333898 |
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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."
