Birthlore and Childhood in Archaic and Modern European Cultures: An Introduction
Birthlore and Childhood in Archaic and Modern European Cultures: An Introduction
Author(s): Irina Aleksandrovna Sedakova, Nina VlaskinaSubject(s): Customs / Folklore, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology, Culture and social structure
Published by: Eesti Kirjandusmuuseum
Summary/Abstract: This issue is dedicated to a topic which has always been and will be of utmost interest to scholars of many humanitarian and social disciplines as well as of medical science. At the heart of this subject is an event which is both physical (natural, ontological) and symbolical in nature – the miracle of childbirth.
Journal: Folklore: Electronic Journal of Folklore
- Issue Year: 2020
- Issue No: 80
- Page Range: 7-10
- Page Count: 4
- Language: English