{"product_id":"spirit-beings-in-european-folklore-3-255-descriptions-russia-belarus-ukraine-poland-romania-hungary-bulgaria-czechia-slovenia-serbia-croa-paperback","title":"Spirit Beings in European Folklore 3: 255 descriptions - Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Poland, Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria, Czechia, Slovenia, Serbia, Croa - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBenjamin Adamah\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCompendium 3\u003c\/em\u003e of the \u003cem\u003eSpirit Beings in European Folklore\u003c\/em\u003e-series offers an overview of the mysterious, sometimes beautiful and often shadowy entities of the Slavic countries, the Balkans, the Carpathians, Albania, Georgia, and the Turkish and Romani peoples. Many types of \u003cem\u003eVampires\u003c\/em\u003e and vampiric \u003cem\u003eRevenants\u003c\/em\u003e are included - in their original state and purged of later applied disinformation. The undead are prominent in the folklore of Eastern Europe and Albania. Also typical are farm- and household-spirits such as the \u003cem\u003eDomovoy\u003c\/em\u003e, water-spirits and forest demons like the Russian \u003cem\u003eLeshy\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eChuhaister\u003c\/em\u003e, or the evil Polish \u003cem\u003eBelt\u003c\/em\u003e, who like the Ukrainian \u003cem\u003eBlud\u003c\/em\u003e, leads travelers off their path until they are lost in the deepest part of the forest. Unique is the Russian \u003cem\u003eBannik\u003c\/em\u003e or spirit of the bathhouse. Amongst the Slavs, some 'demons', like the \u003cem\u003eBoginka\u003c\/em\u003e for example, originally belonged to the pre-Christian pantheon. Eastern Europe, in contrast to its returning dead, is rich in seductive female spirits such as the Romanian \u003cem\u003eIele\u003c\/em\u003e, the Russian \u003cem\u003eRussalka\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eVila\u003c\/em\u003e of the Eastern and Southern Slavs and the Bulgarian \u003cem\u003eSamodiva\u003c\/em\u003e. Via the Balkans, Greek influences entered Slavic culture, while there are also spirits that intersect Germanic and Nordic folklore.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCompendium 3\u003c\/em\u003e discusses 255 spirit beings in detail, including their alternative names, with additional references to related or subordinate beings and a unique selection of illustrations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 246\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.56 x 9.25 x 6.02 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47440178577586,"sku":"9789492355577","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/9c24ed513a817de256f0f8b879b6d8c9.webp?v=1778678378","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/spirit-beings-in-european-folklore-3-255-descriptions-russia-belarus-ukraine-poland-romania-hungary-bulgaria-czechia-slovenia-serbia-croa-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}