Place and role of totems-breadwinners in the pagan consciousness of the Eastern Slavs of the pagan age Cover Image

Місце та роль тотемів-годувальників в язичницькій свідомості східних слов’ян язичницької доби
Place and role of totems-breadwinners in the pagan consciousness of the Eastern Slavs of the pagan age

Author(s): Mykhaylo Kozlov
Subject(s): Archaeology, Customs / Folklore, History of Philosophy, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology
Published by: Національна академія керівних кадрів культури і мистецтв
Keywords: an animal image; a sacred animal; representations; beliefs; a ceremony; custom; a cult; sacrifice;

Summary/Abstract: The spent reconstruction of ceremonies and the beliefs of east Slavs of a pre-Christian epoch connected with pagan representations of our ancestors about animal ancestors - supporters. The author has analyzed a place and a role of some sacred animals in system of pagan rituals, guarding and building magic’s, representations about posthumous existence of the person.

  • Issue Year: 2010
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 29-33
  • Page Count: 5
  • Language: Ukrainian