The Return of Ancestral Gods : Modern Ukrainian Paganism As an Alternative Vision for a Nation.
Lesiv, Mariya.
The Return of Ancestral Gods : Modern Ukrainian Paganism As an Alternative Vision for a Nation. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (239 pages) - McGill-Queen's Studies in the History of Religion Series ; v.2.65 . - McGill-Queen's Studies in the History of Religion Series .
Cover -- Copyright -- Contents -- Figures -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 "Living with Honour" Modern Western Paganism -- 2 "Where Do They Get This From?"Sources of Ukrainian Paganism -- 3 Ukrainian Pagan Groups History, Ideology, and Spirituality -- 4 Boundaries and Borders Cultural Context -- 5 "We Haven't Given Up What Is Ours" Past and Present -- 6 Glory to Dazhboh (Sun-God)or to All Native Gods? Monotheism and Polytheism -- 7 "Where Else Is There Such a People?" Vision for a Nation -- 8 "We Allowed Nature toLive in Our Holy Place" Nature and Power -- 9 "This Is Indeed Ours!" Religious Syncretism -- 10 In Spite of Politics Aesthetics and Beauty -- Concluding Remarks Ukrainian Paganism in the Context of Modernity -- Terms -- Notes -- References -- Index.
How socio-political turmoil has inspired a new religious movement based on the imagined past.
9780773589650
Paganism-Ukraine.
Neopaganism-Ukraine.
Ukraine-Religion.
Electronic books.
BL432.L475 2013eb
299/.9409477
The Return of Ancestral Gods : Modern Ukrainian Paganism As an Alternative Vision for a Nation. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (239 pages) - McGill-Queen's Studies in the History of Religion Series ; v.2.65 . - McGill-Queen's Studies in the History of Religion Series .
Cover -- Copyright -- Contents -- Figures -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 "Living with Honour" Modern Western Paganism -- 2 "Where Do They Get This From?"Sources of Ukrainian Paganism -- 3 Ukrainian Pagan Groups History, Ideology, and Spirituality -- 4 Boundaries and Borders Cultural Context -- 5 "We Haven't Given Up What Is Ours" Past and Present -- 6 Glory to Dazhboh (Sun-God)or to All Native Gods? Monotheism and Polytheism -- 7 "Where Else Is There Such a People?" Vision for a Nation -- 8 "We Allowed Nature toLive in Our Holy Place" Nature and Power -- 9 "This Is Indeed Ours!" Religious Syncretism -- 10 In Spite of Politics Aesthetics and Beauty -- Concluding Remarks Ukrainian Paganism in the Context of Modernity -- Terms -- Notes -- References -- Index.
How socio-political turmoil has inspired a new religious movement based on the imagined past.
9780773589650
Paganism-Ukraine.
Neopaganism-Ukraine.
Ukraine-Religion.
Electronic books.
BL432.L475 2013eb
299/.9409477