Author: Marjory Wardrop
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3732643409
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 206

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Reproduction of the original: Georgian Folk Tales by Marjory Wardrop

Author: Translated By Marjory Wardrop
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
ISBN: 1465520589
Category :
Languages : en
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Author: Elliot D. Cohen
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN: 1443808164
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 125

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“In Marxist anthropological theory, shamanism represented one of the early forms of religion that later gave rise to more sophisticated beliefs in the course of human advancement … The premise of Marxism was that eventually, at the highest levels of civilization, the sacred and religion would eventually die out” (Znamenski, 2007, p.322). Though history has of course since disproved this, the theory clearly had a great bearing on what was written in the former Soviet Union about shamanism, and also on people’s attitudes in the former Soviet Republics towards such practices. On the other hand, it has been suggested that “all intellectuals driven by nationalist sentiments directly or indirectly are always preoccupied with searching for the most ancient roots of their budding nations in order to ground their compatriots in particular soil and to make them more indigenous” (Znamenski, 2007, p.28). Although this might apply to searching for the roots of Christianity in Georgia, when it comes to searching for the roots of pagan practices, interest on the part of the people of Georgia is generally speaking not so forthcoming. This impasse, coupled with the effects of the repressions against religions, including shamanism, unleashed by the Soviet government between the 1930s and 1950s, along with the recent surge of interest in the Georgian Orthodox church, a backlash to the seventy years of officially sanctioned atheism, makes research into the subject no easy business. However, hopefully this study will at least in some small way help to set the process in motion.

Author: Marjory Wardrop
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3732643417
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 206

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Reproduction of the original: Georgian Folk Tales by Marjory Wardrop

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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 198

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Author: Michael Berman
Publisher: John Hunt Publishing
ISBN: 1846942799
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 160

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Full of third sons, talking birds, enchanted places, beautiful women and impossible journeys, these charmingly illustrated stories have a magic-realist, almost absurd quality, and they are told and translated with enough shamanstvo to keep you reading. In his introduction and extensive accompanying gloss, Michael Berman skilfully locates them in their historical, religious, storytelling and shamanic contexts with a scholarship that is both thorough and accessible, making it complementary to the reader's enjoyment. A nice collection. David Ronder

Author: Anne E. Duggan Ph.D.
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
ISBN: 1610692543
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1590

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Encyclopedic in its coverage, this one-of-a-kind reference is ideal for students, scholars, and others who need reliable, up-to-date information on folk and fairy tales, past and present. • Provides encyclopedic coverage of folktales and fairy tales from around the globe • Covers not only the history of the fairy tale, but also topics of contemporary importance such as the fairy tale in manga, television, pop music, and music videos • Brings together the study of geography, culture, history, and anthropology • Revises and expands an award-winning work to now include a full volume of selected tales and texts

Author: Anonymous
Publisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781517298685
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 202

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GEORGIAN FOLK TALES PART I GEORGIAN FOLK TALES I Master and Pupil II The Three Sisters and their Stepmother III The Good-for-nothing IV The Frog's Skin V Fate VI Ghvthisavari (I am of God) VII The Serpent and the Peasant VIII Gulambara and Sulambara IX The Two Brothers X The Prince XI Conkiajgharuna1 XII Asphurtzela1 XIII The Shepherd and the Child of Fortune XIV The Two Thieves XV The Fox and the King's Son XVI The King and the Apple1 PART II MINGRELIAN TALES1 I The Three Precepts II Kazha-ndii III The Story of Geria, the Poor Man's Son IV The Prince who befriended the Beasts V The Cunning Old Man and the Demi VI Sanartia VII The Shepherd Judge VIII The Priest's youngest Son PART III GURIAN FOLK TALES I The Strong Man and the Dwarf II The Grasshopper and the Ant1 III The Countryman and the Merchant IV The King and the Sage V The King's Son VI Teeth and No-Teeth VII The Queen's Whim VIII The Fool's good Fortune IX Two Losses X The Story of Dervish XI The Father's Prophecy XII The Hermit Philosopher XIII The King's Counsellor1 XIV A Witty Answer ONCE upon a time there was a poor peasant who had one son. And it came to pass that his wife said to him: 'He should learn some trade, for when he is separated from thee, what will he do if he is left ignorant like thee?' The wife importuned him; she gave him no rest. So the peasant took his child, and went to seek a master for him. On the way they were thirsty. He saw a rivulet, drank eagerly till his thirst was quenched, and when he lifted up his head he cried out: 'Ah! how good thou art!'1 On saying this, there came forth from the water a devil in the form of a man, and said to the peasant: 'What dost thou want, O man! I am Vakhraca; what troubles thee?' The peasant told him all his story. The devil, when he learnt this, said: 'Give me this son of thine: I will teach him for one year, then come hither; if thou knowest him, it is well, he will go with thee; if not, he is mine and mine alone, he shall be lost to thee.'

Author: George Papashvily
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 250

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Folk tales from Russian Georgia.

Author: Graham Seal
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
ISBN: 1576072169
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 347

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Entries describe the origins and deeds of folk heroes as they have existed in folktales, songs, oral tradition, and other folklore genres.