Witchcraft in Russia and Ukraine, 1000-1900

A Sourcebook

by Christine D. Worobec, Valerie A. Kivelson, Valerie Valerie Ann Kivelson & Project Muse

First published:
21st century
Language: English

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Description

This sourcebook provides the first systematic overview of witchcraft laws and trials in Russia and Ukraine from medieval times to the late nineteenth century. The book weaves scholarly commentary with never-before-published primary source materials translated from Polish, Russian, and Ukrainian. These sources include the earliest references to witchcraft and sorcery, secular and religious laws regarding witchcraft and possession, full trial transcripts, and a wealth of magical spells. The documents present a rich panorama of daily life and reveal the extraordinary power of magical words. The book presents new analyses of the workings and evolution of legal systems, the interplay and tensions between church and state, and the prosaic concerns of the women and men involved in witchcraft proceedings. The extended documentary commentaries also explore the shifting boundaries and fraught political relations between Russia and Ukraine.

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Why this book is in the catalog

Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Demonology, angelology, and possession, Ritual magic and grimoires, and Witchcraft and folk magic.

Ritual magic and grimoires
Retained metadata contains “Spells” in the description and “Magic” in the subject metadata.
- “Spells”· in description
- “Magic”· in subject
Witchcraft and folk magic
Controlled discovery queries from crossref and harvard matched “witchcraft”. Retained metadata contains “Witchcraft” in the title, “Witchcraft” in the description, “Witchcraft” in the subject metadata, and 1 additional metadata match(es).
- “witchcraft”· via Crossref
- “witchcraft”· via Harvard LibraryCloud
- “Witchcraft”· in title
- “Witchcraft”· in description
- “Witchcraft”· in subject
- “Witchcraft”· in edition title
Demonology, angelology, and possession
Retained metadata contains “possession” in the description.
- “possession”· in description

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Edition	Date	Publisher	Language	ISBN	Access	Links
A Sourcebook Crossref publisher-supplied book record 1 online resource ( xxx, 506 pages) :	2020-11-15	Cornell University Press; Northern Illinois University Press, an imprint of Cornell University Press	English	9781501750649 9781501750656 9781501750663 9781501750670 +2 more	Catalog record	Crossref (opens in a new tab) Harvard LibraryCloud (opens in a new tab)