Been absolutely devouring this book about Ukranian folklore creatures.
I know how hard its to find good non-fiction about slavic folklore in english so I 100% recommend this one even for just a small window into slavic folklore as a whole if you've been interested in it but unsure about sources.
I know how hard its to find good non-fiction about slavic folklore in english so I 100% recommend this one even for just a small window into slavic folklore as a whole if you've been interested in it but unsure about sources.
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other than that, i dont have more at the moment sorry. its very hard to find academic text about this thats been translated to english so i mostly read the sources in Czech..
thats pretty clear from the title even for the slightly dimwitted
they have a lot other material to work with than random academic texts
if you're insinuating i shouldnt be posting about this, kindly stop
Notes On Ukranian Demonology by Vasyl Myloradovych
With Stake And Spade
I keep having nothing to recommend people who want to get into slavic folk tales but dont speak any of the languages, so now that i have two for sure, I have to share!
This also makes me wonder if maybe some titles that don't exist in english WOULD maybe exist in slovenian 🤔
life-long hyperfixation goes brrrrr
check out the thread under this post though, I've posted about another polish folklore book about the Upir thats in english.
where im from tho (czechia) there are some stories about a golden fern and a Víla (lady spirit) being born from it on a specific day every year, i think it on summer solstice but cant remeber now.
i dont read enough nonfiction to advise on that side but you might have more luck there!
I've purchased a copy.
But this is broadly great because I'm a folklore omnivore and know very little about Slavic traditions.
literally names of the people and villages they were from, from which the author transcribed the oral traditions and tales in the 1900s.
by definition the correct word to use here is folklore.
Most of what's available is focused on central Europe and the Isles and it's hard to come across, because mostly it's still passed on via oral tradition. Beautiful!
I found one in czech last week thats actually working with the original texts but unfortunately its only in czech. no idea if they plan to translate it.
Everything I’ve seen is basically “Baba Yaga” and “domovoi.” Maybe rusalka. And that seems to be the extent of most peoples’ knowledge.
im actively trying to compile things for my own reading though so I'll keep posting here if i get my hands on more english translations
by the nature of folklore, you can't pinpoint "when" it arised, because because it is constantly changing and has existed as long as humans have. but the first written accounts of some legends in this book dste to the 12th century.