Humans as Animals, Animals as Humans in Seventeenth-Century Russia
The boundary between human and animal in seventeenth-century Russia was more porous than has been realized. In several witchcraft cases supposedly-bewitched humans were described as speaking like animals. Muscovite hagiography and miracle stories also portrayed the demon-possessed as speaking and ac...
Main Authors: | Charles J Halperin, Ann M Kleimola |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | deu |
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Illinois Open Publishing Network
2018-12-01
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Series: | Вивліоѳика |
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Online Access: | https://iopn.library.illinois.edu/journals/vivliofika/article/view/546 |
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