The Return of Ancestral Gods : Modern Ukrainian Paganism As an Alternative Vision for a Nation.
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- 9780773589650
- 299/.9409477
- BL432.L475 2013eb
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.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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