Witchcraft in Russia and Ukraine, 1000–1900 A Sourcebook

• Main Authors: Kivelson, Valerie A, Worobec, Christine D
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Ithaca Cornell University Press 2020
• Edition: 1
• Series: NIU Series in Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies
• Subjects: ancient legal traditions; Bolshevik; Bolshevik Party; Cold War; Communist; Coven; Coven rituals; Crystal; cultural history; Czar; Divination; Eastern Europe; Elemental magic; Esoteric; Folklore; Former Soviet Union; Glasnost; HISTORY; HISTORY / Russia & the Former Soviet Union; Law and legislation; laws; Legal History & Studies; legal witchcraft; Magic; polish translation; possession; Russian history; Russian witches; Social Conditions; sorcery possession; Soviet & East European History; trials; Ukraine history; Witchcraft; witchcraft laws; witchcraft proceedings; witchcraft trials; Witchcraft-Russia-History; Ukraine; Russia; magic; Elemental magic; Eastern Europe; possession; Russian witches; Bolshevik; Divination; Communist; witchcraft proceedings; Russian history; witchcraft laws; witchcraft; ancient legal traditions; Esoteric; laws; Czar; sorcery possession; legal witchcraft; Coven rituals; Social Conditions; Bolshevik Party; Cold War; trials; cultural history; witchcraft trials; Coven; Ukraine history; Glasnost; Former Soviet Union; Crystal; polish translation
• ISBN: 9781501750663; 1501750666; 9781501750670; 1501750674
• DOI: 10.1515/9781501750670

For any serious scholar of Russian and Ukrainian witchcraft and magic, this volume is a 'must read.'... Scholars of folklore and popular culture also will find much of value. â• Folklorica This sourcebook provides the first systematic overview of witchcraft laws and trials in Russia and Ukraine from medieval times to the late nineteenth century.W itchcraft in Russia and Ukraine, 1000–1900 weaves scholarly commentary with never-before-published primary source materials translated from Polish, Russian, and Ukrainian. These sources include the earliest references to witchcraft and sorcery, secular and religious laws regarding witchcraft and possession, full trial transcripts, and a wealth of magical spells. The documents present a rich panorama of daily life and reveal the extraordinary power of magical words. Editors Valerie A. Kivelson and Christine D. Worobec present new analyses of the workings and evolution of legal systems, the interplay and tensions between church and state, and the prosaic concerns of the women and men involved in witchcraft proceedings. The extended documentary commentaries also explore the shifting boundaries and fraught political relations between Russia and Ukraine.