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Cornell University Press - Witchcraft In Russia And Ukraine 1000 1900 A Sourcebook - Paperback
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Description: This sourcebook provides the first systematic overview of witchcraft laws and trials in Russia and Ukraine from medieval times to the late nineteenth century. Witchcraft in Russia and Ukraine 1000 1900 weaves scholarly commentary with never - before - published primary source materials translated from Polish Russian and Ukrainian. These sources include the earliest references to witchcraft and sorcery secular and religious laws regarding witchcraft and possession full trial transcripts and a wealth of magical spells. The documents present a rich panorama of daily life and reveal the extraordinary power of magical words. Editors Valerie A. Kivelson and Christine D. Worobec present new analyses of the workings and evolution of legal systems the interplay and tensions between church and state and the prosaic concerns of the women and men involved in witchcraft proceedings. The extended documentary commentaries also explore the shifting boundaries and fraught political relations between Russia and Ukraine.
Title: Witchcraft In Russia And Ukraine 1000 1900 A Sourcebook
Brand: Cornell University Press
Barcode: 9781501750656
Pages: 540 Pages, 2 Maps; 13 Halftones, Black And White
Publication Date: 11/15/2020
Series: NIU Series in Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies
Category: Witchcraft & Wicca
Description: This sourcebook provides the first systematic overview of witchcraft laws and trials in Russia and Ukraine from medieval times to the late nineteenth century. Witchcraft in Russia and Ukraine 1000 1900 weaves scholarly commentary with never - before - published primary source materials translated from Polish Russian and Ukrainian. These sources include the earliest references to witchcraft and sorcery secular and religious laws regarding witchcraft and possession full trial transcripts and a wealth of magical spells. The documents present a rich panorama of daily life and reveal the extraordinary power of magical words. Editors Valerie A. Kivelson and Christine D. Worobec present new analyses of the workings and evolution of legal systems the interplay and tensions between church and state and the prosaic concerns of the women and men involved in witchcraft proceedings. The extended documentary commentaries also explore the shifting boundaries and fraught political relations between Russia and Ukraine.
Title: Witchcraft In Russia And Ukraine 1000 1900 A Sourcebook
Brand: Cornell University Press
Barcode: 9781501750656
Pages: 540 Pages, 2 Maps; 13 Halftones, Black And White
Publication Date: 11/15/2020
Series: NIU Series in Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies
Category: Witchcraft & Wicca
