Slavic Gods and Heroes

ISBN-13: 9781138493193 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 186 str.

Judith Kalik; Alexander Uchitel

Opis

The nature of Slavic pagan religion remains obscure. There is no consensus among scholars, and neo-pagan movements do not supply the demand for objective information. This work is a reexamination of the sources, particularly the medieval chronicles; it deconstructs the Slavic pagan pantheon, and presents Slavic gods as relatively late and artificial constructions, heavily influenced by Christian cultic figures. In parallel, the most ancient of Slavic totemic myths, based on the foundation legends of various Slavic tribes, are reconstructed.

Spis treści

Contents ;List of Charts ;List of Tables ;Preface ;Introduction;Part One: Ancient Slavs ;1. Ancient Slavs and their Neighbors ; Slavic languages ; Slav's homeland ; Hydromymics ; Names of the Slavs and Slavic names for their neighbors ; Slavic migrations ; Slavic scripts ; Slavic society ; Slavic states ; The Christianization of the Slavs ;2. Earliest Evidence of Slavic Religion ; Procopius, The Gothic War ; St. Boniface, A letter to King Ethelbald of Mercia ; Ahmad ibn Fadlan, Travel-Report; Constantine Porphyrogenitus, De administrando imperio ; Widukind of Corvey, Deeds of the Saxons; Leo the Deacon, History ;3. Conclusions ;Part Two: Gods ;4. Sources ; Documentary evidence ; Bruno of Querfurt, A Letter to King Henry II ; The Magdeburg Charter ; Historiography ;Thietmar of Merseburg, The Chronicle ; Adam of Bremen, History of the Archbishops of Hamburg-Bremen ; Helmold of Bosau, The Chronicle of the Slavs; Saxo Grammaticus, The History of the Danes; The Knytlinga Saga ; The Russian Primary Chronicle ;Hagiography ; The Life of Otto, Apostle of Pomerania; Ebo ; Herbord ; Wolfger of Prüfening ; Poetry ; The Tale of Igor's Campaign ;5. Svarozhich ;6. Sventovit ;7. Rugevit ;8. Porevit, Porenut and Turupid ;9. Pizamar and Chernoglav ;10. Prove and Podaga ;11. Triglav ;12. Gerovit ;13. Pripegala ;14. "Vladimir's Gods";Perun ; Khors ; Dazh'bog (Dazhd'bog) ; Stribog ; Simar'gl ; Mokosh' ;15. Volos (Veles) ;16. Conclusions ;Part Three: Heroes ;17. Sources: Slavic National Historiography ; Cosmas of Prague, The Chronicle of the Czechs ; Gallus Anonymus, The Deeds of the Princes of the Poles ; Wincenty Kadłubek, Chronicles of the Kings and Princes of Poland ; The Chronicle of Great Poland ; The Chronicle of Dalimil ; Jan Długosz, Annals or Chronicles of the Famous ;Kingdom of Poland ;18. Bohemia ; Čech ; Krok ; Kazi ; Tetka ; Libuše ; 19. Little Poland ; Wiślanie ; The Drago of Wawel (Smok Wawelski) ; The Fratricide ; Wanda ; Lędzianie ;. Leszek I ;. Leszek II ; Leszek III ;20. Great Poland; 21. Kiev; 22. Croatia; 23. Reconstruction; Appendix 1: Indo-European Hippomancy ; India ; Persia ;  Parthia ; Greece ; Rome ; Germanic Tribes ; Slavs ; Redarii ; Pomerania ; Rani ; Bohemia ; Little Poland ; Ireland ; Reconstruction ;Appendix 2: Zmey Gorynych ;Afterword ;Bibliography ; Index