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Slavic folklore

Slavic folklore encompasses the folklore of the Slavic peoples from their earliest records until today. Folklorists have published a variety of works focused specifically on the topic over the years.

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Slavic folklore encompasses the folklore of the Slavic peoples from their earliest records until today. Folklorists have published a variety of works focused specifically on the topic over the years.1

There are few written records of pagan Slavic beliefs; research of the pre-Christian Slavic beliefs is challenging due to a stark class divide between nobility and peasantry who worshipped separate deities.2 Many Christian beliefs were later integrated and synthesized into Slavic folklore.

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References

  1. Kononenko, Natalie O. (2007). Slavic folklore : a handbook. Westport, Conn. ISBN 978-0-313-33610-2. OCLC 148635994.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. Storytelling : an encyclopedia of mythology and folklore. Josepha Sherman. Armonk, N.Y.: M.E. Sharpe. 2008. ISBN 978-0-7656-8208-6. OCLC 671465810.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)

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