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Russian folk culture and folk religion

russian traditional culture: religion, gender, and customary law • Armonk, N.Y. • Published In 1992 • Pages: 34-47

By: Bernshtam, T. A..

Abstract
Long recognized as the official state religion, the Russian Orthodox Christian Church has not succeeded in shedding elements of traditional peasant religious practices and mythologies. The author attributes this to a long tradition of translating Orthodox religious texts and prescribed dogma into vernacular verses and cultural practices. The most important practitioners included wandering minstrels, beggars, and itinerant cripples, especially in frontier regions not effectively incorporated into the Russian state until the nineteenth century.
Subjects
Historical reconstruction
Theological systems
Prayers and sacrifices
Ecclesiastical organization
culture
Russians
Region
Europe
Sub Region
Eastern Europe
Document Type
essay
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnographer
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
Analyst
Teferi Abate Adem ; 2019
Field Date
not applicable
Coverage Date
988-1900
Coverage Place
Central Russia; Belarus; Ukraine
Notes
T. A. Bernshtam
Includes bibliographical references
LCCN
92004775
LCSH
Ethnology--Russia (Federation)
Folklore--Russia (Federation)
Russians--Intellectual life
Russians--Folklore
Russia (Federation)--Social life and customs