| Russian Traditional Culture: Religion, Gender and Customary Law Contributor(s): Balzer, Marjorie Mandelstam (Author), Radzai, Ronald (Author) |
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ISBN: 1563240394 ISBN-13: 9781563240393 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $209.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 1992 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Russia & The Former Soviet Union - Social Science | Emigration & Immigration - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - General |
| Dewey: 947 |
| LCCN: 92-4775 |
| Lexile Measure: 1550 |
| Physical Information: 334 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Eastern Europe |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The resurgence of national and historical awareness among the people of what was once the USSR has been nowhere stronger than among the Russians themselves. Some of the larger projects of rediscovery amount to a reinterpretation of traditional culture. This carefully annotated collection of recent studies of Russian folk religion, village organization and family life, including the rituals associated with childbirth, special attention to women's roles and to the specificity of Siberia in Russian culture, will be a revelation to a wide array of readers. It is intended for use not only in anthropology departments but more widely interdisciplinary courses in Russian studies, peasant studies and women's studies. |