Myths of Eastern Siberia. From Angara and Yenisei to the heavenly blacksmith Bozhintoy and the solar maiden Nyoltek
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Why is the Moon called the devil's sun? Why did an eight-legged deer descend from the sky? Who is responsible for whether a fire will light in the hearth?
From generation to generation, the peoples inhabiting Siberia passed on to each other legends about the origin of the universe and man, about sacred places and ritual holidays, about the origin of lakes and rivers. The supreme god of the sky Tengri, the keeper of children's souls Umai, the lord of the underworld Erlik Khan and other deities played an important role in the lives of ancient people, protecting them from dangers and granting well-being.
"Myths of Eastern Siberia" will tell the reader who inhabited the earth earlier according to the beliefs of the Evenks, about the wanderings of the soul according to the Yukaghirs and about who laid the foundation for the art of shamans according to the stories of the Buryats. The book contains about a hundred plots of myths and legends of the peoples of Siberia
From generation to generation, the peoples inhabiting Siberia passed on to each other legends about the origin of the universe and man, about sacred places and ritual holidays, about the origin of lakes and rivers. The supreme god of the sky Tengri, the keeper of children's souls Umai, the lord of the underworld Erlik Khan and other deities played an important role in the lives of ancient people, protecting them from dangers and granting well-being.
"Myths of Eastern Siberia" will tell the reader who inhabited the earth earlier according to the beliefs of the Evenks, about the wanderings of the soul according to the Yukaghirs and about who laid the foundation for the art of shamans according to the stories of the Buryats. The book contains about a hundred plots of myths and legends of the peoples of Siberia
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- All books by the publisher
- All books by the author
- All books in the series Myths from A to Z. Russia
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