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Witchcraft in Russia and Ukraine, 1000-1900: A Sourcebook

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Availability:In StockContributor:Valerie A. Kivelson (Editor), Christine D. Worobec (Editor)Series:Niu Slavic, East European, and Eurasian StudiesAudience:Young AdultPublish date:2020-11-15Pages:540
Language:EnglishPublisher:Northern Illinois University PressISBN-13:9781501750656ISBN-10:1501750658UPC:9781501750656Book Category:Body, Mind & Spirit, History, ReligionBook Subcategory:Magick Studies, Russia, WiccaSize:10.00 x 7.00 x 1.09 inchesWeight:2.0415Product ID:SCFC35ZDD7

For any serious scholar of Russian and Ukrainian witchcraft and magic, this volume is a 'must read.'... Scholars of folklore and popular culture also will find much of value.Folklorica

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.

Language:EnglishPublisher:Northern Illinois University PressISBN-13:9781501750656ISBN-10:1501750658UPC:9781501750656Book Category:Body, Mind & Spirit, History, ReligionBook Subcategory:Magick Studies, Russia, WiccaSize:10.00 x 7.00 x 1.09 inchesWeight:2.0415Product ID:SCFC35ZDD7

Valerie A. Kivelson is Thomas N. Tentler Collegiate Professor of History and Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of History at the University of Michigan. She is the author of Cartographies of Tsardom, Desperate Magic, and Autocracy in the Provinces.

Christine D. Worobec is Distinguished Research Professor Emerita at Northern Illinois University. She is the author of Possessed and Peasant Russia.


Publisher: Northern Illinois University Press

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