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“In a course of publications”: Seriality, Public Recognition, and Judith Sargent Murray’s The Gleaner (1792–1798)
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Periodical
- Title:
- Chinese journal of Slavic studies
- Parallelsachtitel:
- Kitajskoe slavjanovedenie
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Berlin: de Gruyter
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- Gesehen am 14.04.2022
- Open Access
- Namensnennung 4.0 International
- Teilweise in Russisch (kyrillisch)
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- Online-Ressource
- ISSN:
- 2747-7487
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3055965-0
- VÖBB-Katalog:
- 35425680
- Keywords:
- Zeitschrift
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- Sprache
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- Sprache
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- Rights reserved
- Accessibility:
- Free Access
Article
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- Funeral Rites in the Russian-Belarusian Borderland: Traditions and Innovations
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Berlin: de Gruyter, 2025
- Language:
- English
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- Abstract: The article describes funeral rites as they exist in the memories of older residents from the Russian-Belarusian border area. These rites are examined through the lens of their reconstructed semantics among the Slavs. Materials recorded in 2018–2019 indicates the strong preservation of nearly all elements of the Slavic funeral rite. This preservation includes both traditional, often archaic, elements – frequently characteristic of the Belarusian-Russian ethno-cultural border zone – and certain innovations, and our research focuses on the “blurring” of traditional concepts related to funeral rites. People often perform specific actions without being able to explain their purposes. As the underlying motivations for these actions fade, their sense of obligation also diminishes. What some informants consider mandatory, others view as optional or unnecessary. Moreover, perceptions of the archaic nature of ritual actions are shifting: What some informants regard as traditional, others interpret as innovative. Special attention should be given to what can be described as the transformation of a rite. Firstly, the use of lyrics from the new song tradition during mourning for the deceased. Secondly, the emergence of a special “grave ransoming” ritual, which combines well-known components. These elements of the funeral rite in the Russian-Belarusian borderland are discussed in detail in the article.
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- Online-Ressource
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- Open Access
- Archivierung/Langzeitarchivierung gewährleistet
- Keywords:
- funeral rites ; Russian-Belarusian borderland ; transformation of tradition ; funeral lamentation (mourning) ; rite of grave ransoming
- Copyright:
- CC BY
- Accessibility:
- Free Access
