Superstitions, funeral ceremonies, and old russian epigraphy

This article analyses the narrative sources and epigraphic monuments of Muscovite Russia which are related to various cases of violent (“vain”) death (drowning, murder, etc.); these were traditionally regarded as an obstacle to being buried in a Christian cemetery and to the subsequent church commem...

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Main Author: Alexander Avdeev
Format: Article
Language:Russian
Published: St. Tikhon's Orthodox University 2019-12-01
Series:Вестник Православного Свято-Тихоновского гуманитарного университета: Серия ИИ. История, история Русской Православной Церкви
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Online Access:http://periodical.pstgu.ru/ru/pdf/article/6795
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