Description
This monumental collection of Russian folklore in three books embraces various texts related to calendar rituals and to events of the religious, seasonal and traditional economic life of the Russian peasantry. The collection is volume 3 of the series Library of Russian Folklore. Supplements include lists of text sources, special ethnographic commentary, explanations of illustrations, dictionary of dialectical words. Richly illustrated with photographs of ritual festivals, peasant costumes, icons, toys, drawings by peasant artists and portraits of the most renowned Russian folklorists. Book 1. Calendar Folklore (ISBN 5268012878), 57 color illustrations. Book 2. Family and Life Style Folklore (ISBN 5268002120), 75 color illustrations. Book 3. Lamentations.
