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О структуре русского любовного заговора
On the Structure of Russian Love Charms

Author(s): I. Chernov
Subject(s): Customs / Folklore, Russian Literature, Theory of Literature
Published by: Tartu Ülikooli Kirjastus
Keywords: Russian love plot; structure; conspiracy; ritual; folklore;

Summary/Abstract: The article gives a description of some features and principles of organisation which are significant for the structure of love charms. Two basic kernel structures are pointed out and introduced. Main rules of part correspondences and possibilities of text reconstruction are also discussed.

  • Issue Year: 2/1965
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 159-172
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Russian