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Volchkova E., Journal of Ethnology and Folkloristics 2023 Vol. 17 No. 1 P. 68–82
This article* examines the origins and development of notions about jian spirits, beings into which, according to Chinese folk tradition, the souls of the dead transform after their demise. An analysis of the few available references to jian in Chinese literature and folklore suggests that the first mention of jian as ‘ghosts of ghosts’ appears ...
Added: October 16, 2025
Aleksandrov G., Вестник РГГУ. Серия «Литературоведение. Фольклористика» 2024 № 1 С. 36–51
The notions of sorcery and witchcraft exist, in some way, in most human
societies, and are often intrinsically connected with religion, or at least with the complex of
ideas, concepts and practices usually referred to as folk religion. The specifics of folk religiosity
in Southern colonies and later Southern states of the US, are under-researched in some aspects ...
Added: November 15, 2024
Starostina A., Journal of Ethnology and Folkloristics 2021 Vol. 15 No. 1 P. 154–169
The article aims to clarify the relations between the early versions of tale type ATU 575. Examining the range of Chinese accounts concerning various wooden birds, the author concludes that two groups can be distinguished. The first consists of stories about flying wooden kite-like birds that are not used as vehicles, while in the second, we ...
Added: July 7, 2021
Starostina A., Живая старина 2021 Т. 109 № 1 С. 9–12
The story "The Secretary's Wife" from the medieval Chinese collection "Extensive Writings About Strange Things" ("Guang yi ji", 8th century) contains several motifs included in the group "Witches' customs" in S. Thompson's index. These motifs are not typical for medieval Chinese narrative prose, but they can coexist in a similar combination in much later European ...
Added: July 7, 2021
Starostina A., Ориенталистика 2021 Т. 4 № 1 С. 190–211
The scholarly study of Chinese folklore began in the middle of the 19th century. Pioneering research had been conducted by Europeans, who were familiar with current works in this area and gained access to the field, archival and book sources in different regions of China. Among the first people who embarked on the study of ...
Added: May 14, 2021
Starostina A., Петербургское Востоковедение, 2020.
"Records on Investigating Spirits" ("Jishen lu") is a short story collection compiled by the famous Chinese writer and calligrapher Xu Xuan (917–992).
This edition includes the first complete commented translation of the book into a European language and a study of its history and composition. The research covers the collection's religious and mythological elements reflecting the ...
Added: December 7, 2020
Starostina A., Ли И., М.: Синосфера, 2019.
В настоящем издании представлен первый полный комментированный перевод на русский язык двух китайских сборников сюжетной прозы, созданных во второй половине IX века — начале X века. Книга адресована специалистам в области филологии, истории и этнографии Китая, а также всем, интересующимся средневековой китайской литературой и культурой. ...
Added: December 7, 2019
Solovyova A., , in: Supernatural Cities: Enchantment, Anxiety and Spectrality.: Boydell and Brewer Ltd, 2019. P. 269–289.
This chapter explores supernatural beliefs in the urban space of contemporary Beijing. It examines representations of traditional demonic characters and plots in modern urban culture, the ways in which they survive and adapt in new social and cultural contexts, forms of interaction between traditional and contemporary mass culture, and some specific features of Asian traditions ...
Added: October 20, 2019
Starostina A., Живая старина 2017 Т. 2 № 94 С. 21–23
В статье описана эволюция сюжета о Волосатой деве в китайской литературе в течение первого тысячелетия н.э., а также представлена гипотеза о происхождении образа Мао-нюй. ...
Added: October 4, 2018
Starostina A., Шаги/Steps 2016 Т. 2 № 2-3 С. 280–298
В статье разбираются особенности рассказов о животных в одном из наиболее известных раннесунских сборников сюжетной прозы. Дана первичная классификация животных как персонажей рассказов. Сюжеты рассказов разбиты на несколько групп в зависимости от того, в какие отношения с человеком вступает животное. ...
Added: October 4, 2018
Moroz A., М.: Форум, Неолит, 2017.
The study concerns the veneration of saints in the traditional peasant culture of the XIX-early XXI century. and specifically - the legends of the saints, their interaction with literary and folklore tradition. Many literary lives of the saints are based on folklore legends, but sometimes the influence may have the opposite direction: the lives of saints being retold and ...
Added: September 3, 2018
Kormina J., / Series HUM "Humanities". 2012. No. 04.
The article analyzes the process of creation and promotion of a new type of saints, the so-called startsy (the elders), which emerged in the Russian Orthodox Church at the end of the 1990s. It focuses on debates about the “styles” of sanctity addressed by the term starets that are supported by different groups of believers. ...
Added: August 27, 2012