The Return of Ancestral Gods: Modern Ukrainian Paganism as an Alternative Vision for a Nation
How socio-political turmoil has inspired a new religious movement based on the imagined past.
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Montreal
MQUP
2013
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| In: | Year: 2013 |
| Series/Journal: | McGill-Queen's Studies in the History of Religion
v.2.65 McGill-Queen's Studies in Ethnic History. Series Two Number 65 |
| Further subjects: | B
Neopaganism (Ukraine)
B Paganism -- Ukraine B Paganism ; Ukraine B Ukraine Religion B Ukraine -- Religion B Ukraine ; Religion B Neopaganism -- Ukraine B Electronic books B Paganism (Ukraine) B Neopaganism ; Ukraine |
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Volltext (Verlag) Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Parallel Edition: | Erscheint auch als: 9780773542624 |
| Summary: | How socio-political turmoil has inspired a new religious movement based on the imagined past. 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. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (239 pages) |
| ISBN: | 0773589651 |