LEADER 04410nam 2200673 450 001 9910790897203321 005 20210706020507.0 010 $a0-7735-8966-X 010 $a0-7735-8965-1 024 7 $a10.1515/9780773589650 035 $a(cabnvsl)mat41794388 035 $a(cabnvsl)9780773589650 035 $a(CKB)2550000001140887 035 $a(EBL)3332636 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001151073 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11703045 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001151073 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11105429 035 $a(PQKB)11414607 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3332636 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10787149 035 $a(OCoLC)847332530 035 $a(DE-B1597)658072 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780773589650 035 $a(VaAlCD)20.500.12592/qvzp5z 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3332636 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001140887 100 $a20131109d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe return of ancestral gods $emodern Ukrainian Paganism as an alternative vision for a nation /$fMariya Lesiv 210 1$aMontréal, Québec :$cMcGill-Queen's University Press,$d2013. 210 4$d{copy}2013 215 $a1 online resource (238 pages) 225 1 $aMcGill-Queen's Studies in Ethnic History. Series Two ;$vNumber 65 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-7735-4262-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $a""Cover""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Figures""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""1 a???Living with Honoura??? Modern Western Paganism""; ""2 a???Where Do They Get This From?a???Sources of Ukrainian Paganism""; ""3 Ukrainian Pagan Groups History, Ideology, and Spirituality""; ""4 Boundaries and Borders Cultural Context""; ""5 a???We Havena???t Given Up What Is Oursa??? Past and Present""; ""6 Glory to Dazhboh (Sun-God)or to All Native Gods? Monotheism and Polytheism""; ""7 a???Where Else Is There Such a People?a??? Vision for a Nation"" 327 $a""8 a???We Allowed Nature toLive in Our Holy Placea??? Nature and Power""""9 a???This Is Indeed Ours!a??? Religious Syncretism""; ""10 In Spite of Politics Aesthetics and Beauty""; ""Concluding Remarks Ukrainian Paganism in the Context of Modernity""; ""Terms""; ""Notes""; ""References""; ""Index"" 330 $aAs Ukraine struggles to find its national identity, modern Ukrainian Pagans offer an alternative vision of the Ukrainian nation. Drawing inspiration from the spiritual life of past millennia, they strive to return to the pre-Christian roots of their ancestors. Since Christianity dominates the spiritual discourse in Ukraine, Pagans are marginalized, and their ideas are perceived as radical. In The Return of Ancestral Gods, Mariya Lesiv explores Pagan beliefs and practices in Ukraine and amongst the North American Ukrainian diaspora. Drawing on intensive fieldwork, archival documents, and published sources not available in English, she allows the voices of Pagans to be heard. Paganism in Slavic countries is heavily charged with ethno-nationalist politics, and previous scholarship has mainly focused on this aspect. Lesiv finds it important to consider not only how Paganism is preached but also the way that it is understood on a private level. She shows that many Ukrainians embrace Paganism because of its aesthetic aspects rather than its associated politics and discusses the role that aesthetics may play in the further development of Ukrainian Paganism. Paganism in Eastern Europe remains underrepresented within Pagan studies, and this work helps to fill that gap. Extensive comparative references to various forms of Western Paganism allows English-speaking readers to better understand the world of Ukrainian Pagans. 410 0$aMcGill-Queen's studies in ethnic history.$nSeries two ;$v65. 606 $aPaganism$zUkraine 606 $aNeopaganism$zUkraine 607 $aUkraine$xReligion 615 0$aPaganism 615 0$aNeopaganism 676 $a299.94 700 $aLesiv$b Mariya$01520714 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910790897203321 996 $aThe return of ancestral gods$93759441 997 $aUNINA