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In Umbra: Демонология как семиотическая система. Альманах. Вып. 8

Вып. 8. РГГУ, 2019.
Антонов Д. И., Башарин П. В., Виноградова Л. Н., Левкиевская Е. Е., Майзульс М. Р., Моррис М. В., Петров Н. В., Petrukhin V., Попов М. А., Starostina A., Суриков Игорь Евгеньевич
Editor-in-chief: Д. И. Антонов, О. Б. Христофорова

In the almanac "In Umbra: Demonology as a Semiotic System," the works devoted to "lower" deities and demons are presented. The concept of invisible tempters, pests, and disease agents plays a vital role in different cultures. With their help, many disasters and cataclysms are explained, from personal to global. In traditional societies, spirits are perceived as natural neighbors of a person, relations with whom determine much in cultural life. Demonology develops on all "levels" of culture: from written literature to folklore, from medieval miniatures to computer games. The almanac "In Umbra" is dedicated to the images and plots associated with the lower spirits in world religions, folklore, art, and literature.

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Потустороннее судопроизводство на горе Тайшань в китайской сюжетной прозе VI-X веков
Starostina A., В кн.: In Umbra: Демонология как семиотическая система. Альманах. Вып. 8Вып. 8.: РГГУ, 2019. С. 267–284.
Mount Taishan, located in the territory of the present Shandong province, one of the most famous Chinese sacred mountains, became one of the mythic places for dwelling of the souls of departed by the beginning of the new era. Even in the Han era, there were some mentions of the Taishan underground government. The article ...
Added: October 29, 2020
Research target: Art History Philosophy, Ethics, and Religious Studies History and Archeology Social Sciences Philology and Linguistics
Priority areas: humanitarian
Language: Russian
Keywords: фольклористикадемонологияиконографияiconographydemonologyFolklore studies
In Umbra: Демонология как семиотическая система. Альманах. Вып. 8
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