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The return of ancestral gods : modern Ukrainian Paganism as an alternative vision for a nation / Mariya Lesiv.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: McGill-Queen's studies in the history of religion. Series two ; ; no. 65.Publisher: Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2013Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
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ISBN:
  • 9780773589650
  • 0773589651
  • 9780773589667
  • 077358966X
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Return of ancestral gods.DDC classification:
  • 299/.9409477 23
LOC classification:
  • BL432 .L475 2013eb
Other classification:
  • online - EBSCO
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Contents:
1 "Living with Honour": Modern Western Paganism -- 2 "Where Do They Get This From?": Sources of Ukrainian Paganism -- 3 Ukrainian Pagan Groups: History, Ideology, and Spirituality -- 4 Boundaries and Borders: Cultural Context -- 5 "We Haven't Given Up What Is Ours": Past and Present -- 6 Glory to Dazhboh (Sun-God) or to All Native Gods?: Monotheism and Polytheism -- 7 "Where Else Is There Such a People?": Vision for a Nation -- 8 "We Allowed Nature to Live in Our Holy Place": Nature and Power -- 9 "This Is Indeed Ours!": Religious Syncretism -- 10 In Spite of Politics: Aesthetics and Beauty.
Summary: How socio-political turmoil has inspired a new religious movement based on the imagined past.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1 "Living with Honour": Modern Western Paganism -- 2 "Where Do They Get This From?": Sources of Ukrainian Paganism -- 3 Ukrainian Pagan Groups: History, Ideology, and Spirituality -- 4 Boundaries and Borders: Cultural Context -- 5 "We Haven't Given Up What Is Ours": Past and Present -- 6 Glory to Dazhboh (Sun-God) or to All Native Gods?: Monotheism and Polytheism -- 7 "Where Else Is There Such a People?": Vision for a Nation -- 8 "We Allowed Nature to Live in Our Holy Place": Nature and Power -- 9 "This Is Indeed Ours!": Religious Syncretism -- 10 In Spite of Politics: Aesthetics and Beauty.

How socio-political turmoil has inspired a new religious movement based on the imagined past.