‘Krestnoe Celovanie’ as a Ritual in Making Agreements and Peace Treaties between the Princes of Rus’ and Members of the Livonian Community (until the End of the 13th Century)
One of the more interesting rituals that functioned in Old Rus’ for centuries is the custom of cross kissing (крестноe целованиe), accompanying legal processes, such as taking oaths, public obligations, writing legal deeds, or concluding peace treaties. The earliest records of this ritual are eviden...
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Klaipėda University
2018-12-01
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| Series: | Acta Historica Universitatis Klaipedensis |
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| Online Access: | https://e-journals.ku.lt/doi/10.15181/ahuk.v37i0.1932 |