Russian Traditional Culture: Religion, Gender and Customary Law (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781563240409)

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.

Author: Marjorie Mandelstam Balzer, Ronald Radzai
ISBN-10: 1563240408
ISBN-13: 9781563240409
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 08/31/1992
Pages: 334
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.24lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.04w x 1.08d