As you are probably aware there is not much out there in the english language. Im looking for books on slavic mythology, folklore, and paganism. In slavic mythology, the term leshy comes from the slavic term for forest les. Motion comic book on slavic mythology on kickstarter. Slavic mythology observed through the eyes of the she bear. With these introductory remarks from tales from slavic myths, welcome to the world of ancient mythology slavic style. The bear and the nightingale by katherine arden, shadow and bone by leigh bardugo, deathless by catherynne m.
This book is a short but thorough introduction to slavic folklore. Slavic mythology the gods of eastern europe and russia. His opposite number is belobog, the white god of goodness. The witcher games and books are full of slavic mythology. As i work on my slavic fantasy series, we keep on rolling with my slavic saturday posts. It was also him who coined the notion of a slavic mythology or slavic folk culture as the stories about the baba yaga, the kikimora, the vampir, the vodnik etc.
Slavic mythology 3 archaeological remains statues of several slavic deities were discovered in 1848, on the banks of the zbruch river, a tall stone statue was found, with four faces under a single stone hat. Covers the myths and legends of the russian empire at its greatest extent as well as other slavic people and countries. Best books about mythology whether on mythology in general or particular branches, what are the best books you have read on the subject. The real slavic mythology behind 6 witcher creatures or. Ruled by arawn or, in arthurian literature, by gwyn ap nudd, it was essentially a world of delights and eternal. Intro introduction to slavic mythology pantheon the slavic pantheon explore browse our entries on slavic mythology find gods search the holy database of all known gods az index list of deity names from slavic mythology. Runes by ednah walters, valkyrie by kate ohearn, the swan road by angeline hawkes, viking myths stor. After my last video on the slavic mythology in the witcher, i received a number of. What is the best booktextbook to learn more about slavic. Unfortunately, slavic mythology originated in the days when writing was not a norm, and because of this it has never been recorded officially by slavs but rather by christian chroniclers. Slavic aryan dream slavic hyperborean mythology golden age of aryan race duration. The latter occurred at various stages between the 8th and the th century.
The mythology of all races, celtic and slavic, free pdf. This week, were continuing on the track of deities with the zorza or zorya sisters, goddesses of dawn and dusk. Edith hamilton may not have touched on most of the slavic gods featured in this book but, nonetheless, these slavic myths deserve a rightful place in the canon of ancient mythology. Dragons, nymphs and legendary monsters by jelena curcic. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading creatures of slavic myth the slavic way book 4. He is thought to be an exquisitely handsome young man, riding on a white horse, dressed in white and barefoot, tasseled with wild flowers and carrying a bundle of wheat in his hands. In the middle of the 20th century, a book emerged called the book of veles with detailed descriptions of slavic history and mythology.
Last week, around 30,000 people downloaded books from my site 8 people gave donations. So, in this video, i will break down the realworld slavic mythology of 6 legendary creatures, or characters that appear in the witcher books, games and hopefully the netflix seires. A bibliography of slavic mythology slavica publishers. Slavic mythology this is a wikipedia book, a collection of wikipedia articles that can be easily saved, imported by an external electronic rendering service, and ordered as a printed book. Slavic paganism or slavic religion describes the religious beliefs, myths and ritual practices of the slavs before the formal christianisation of their ruling elites. Wikimedia commons has media related to slavic mythology. Its easy to find greek, roman, and even celtic legends but slavic myths are. They are represented as halfnaked beautiful girls with long hair, but in the south slavic tradition also as birds who soar in the depths of the skies.
Great cultural and spiritual heritage of the slavic people comes to life. May 4, 2012 explore ahungrypens board slavic mythology, followed by 492 people on. There are no known written accounts of slavic mythology predating the fragmentation of the protoslavic people into western slavs czechs, slovaks, poles and sorbs, eastern slavs russians, belarussians and ukrainians, and southern slavs the modern balkans, that is, serbs, croats, slovenes and bulgarians. Encyclopedia of russian and slavic myth and legend. Godchecker guide to belobog also known as byelobog, the slavic god of good from slavic mythology. Nevertheless, even today, some slavic neopagans decline all the accusations and use it as a genuine source of knowledge about slavic mythology. Includes historical,geographical,and biographical background information.
How to find book recommendations for slavic mythology quora. Historically, slavs held great respect for forests, mountains and water. The use of these terms in this category does not imply that any story so categorized is historically true or false or that any belief so embodied is itself either true or false. A beginners guide to slavic fantasy in translation. The museum is located in a threestorey building behind voskresenskaya hill. I want to keep them free, but need some support to be able to do so. The book also includes a pantheon of slavic gods and deities, bibliography. The term slavic fantasy broader term russian fantasy, although these terms are sometimes used synonymously. Ancient egyptian religion works archive of our own.
Godchecker guide to zorya also known as zaryi, the slavic star goddesses from slavic mythology. Godchecker guide to almas also known as albys, the slavic demonesses from slavic mythology. There is no hidden agenda he just enjoys being a blackhearted villain. Another source authenticity of which is being disputed particularly by the russian orthodox church is the book of veles. Im looking for books on slavic mythology, folklore, and. Since we lack sources, a big part of it pretty much the whole part about the relations between the gods had to be reconstructed. Slavic fantasy emerged in opposition to the western fantasy based on celtic and norse mythology. If you wish to use our material in your essay, book, article, website or project, please. Polish customs, traditions, and folklore sophie hodorowicz knab, mary anne knab, czeslaw m. The south slavs living on the balkan peninsula in south eastern europe, bordering with the byzantine empire to the south, came under the sphere of. A leshy was something akin to a master of the forest. This book, taken from the mythology of all races, is the most complete study of slavic mythology available. Whole two books three in slovak version are spent hammering in that koscej isnt volch and after near death experience isnt koscej either, a deity rather another deity confirms.
Russian mythology, mythology books, classical mythology, wicca. Inspired by slavic mythology and russian literature, this is another beautiful blend of magic realism, urban fantasy, and mythology from a croatian. Men and monsters by elena may, the bear and the nightingale by katherine arden, uprooted by naomi novik, wicked saints. With illustrations and a chapter on baltic mythology. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Join us as we wander the forest of slavic myth and marvel at the many creatures who. Alexander afanasyev was the russian responsible for recording the folk tales in the fashion of the german brothers grimm. Chernobog is feared all over russia as a being of pure nastiness, in the same evil club as ahriman or satan. Creatures of slavic myth the slavic way book 4 kindle edition by kushnir, dmitriy. As has been stated on the main page, slavic mythology is still unclear to a large extent. And when the slavs came to america, they brought much of their folklore to the new world, where it continues to flourish today. Slavic fantasy is the use of slavic folklore legends, epics, myths in general structural rules for fantasy works. These tales, penned by ivan hudec, former minister of culture, are presented along with 97 original color illustrations by dr. After my last video on the slavic mythology in the witcher, i received a number of suggestions for.
A bibliography of slavic mythology by mark kulikowski. Again, this is clearly not a scientific approach to the study of slavic mythology, but pages and pages have been written about the supposed belobogchernobog dualism so far, and many books and scholarly references even today take for granted that such gods were truly worshipped by ancient slavs. It was everywhere in the forest and disapproved of people entering its domain, but never left the forest. Written expressly for students and general readers, it systematically overviews slavic folklore. Slavic mythology is broad and not written in many if any pr. These books can take me from 2 to 10 hours to create. Researchers concerned with early slavic history, religion, ethnography, and archeology will find this book essential. The book also contains a wealth of information about the origin of the tales, about vuk stefanovic karadzic, serbian folklore and mythology and serbian language, shining a light on the material previously not available in the uk. The first museum of slavic mythology has been existed in tomsk since 2007. The main article for this category is slavic mythology. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. In ancient slavic mythology, jarilo is the god of spring vegetation and fertility, but sometimes even associated with war. The pagan slavs had a unique view of spirituality, and their own pantheon of fascinating gods. However, it was immediately proven to be a forgery.
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