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Since 1989 Panorama of Russia has specialized in academic and reference publications from the Russian Federation and the Commonwealth of Independent States.
Chelovek v Traditsionnykh Somaticheskikh Predstavleniiakh Russkikh
[ The Composition of man : Man in the traditional somatic view]
St. Petersburg: Peterburgskoe Vostokovedenie, 2001 187 p Serie: Ethnographica Petropolitana, VIII pbk. 14 x 21.5 cm ISBN: 5858031757 Language: Russian
This monograph investigates traditional somatic views of Russians, or, how Russians think about their bodies, its structure and functioning. The author pays special attention to the role and place of the body in the Russian world paradigm as it is reflected in Russian folklore and beliefs. Another source for this study was Russian folk medicine and healing. The book consists of three parts: composition of the body; life cycle of the body; sorcerers and evil, mysterious, and heavenly forces. The study is based of folklore sources from various regions of Russia. Comments and bibliographic references.
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