Krug igry. Prazdnik i igra v z︠h︡izni severnorusskogo krestʹi︠a︡nina (XIX - XX vv.)
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The monograph thoroughly investigates the role of holiday-game complex in the village societies of Northern Russia in the second half of the XIXth--first third of the XXth centuries. Special attention is paid to the analysis of the major categories of a traditional holiday and its structural and semantic elements. The authors also examine the usage of game elements in different rites and magic practice.
