“Forest Nose”, “Nose of Wind”, “Curse of Water”: Mythology at the Service of the Nomination (Vepsian Names for Diseases Emanating from Forest Spirits, Water and Wind)
Vepsian designations of some diseases, according to popular beliefs, sent to a person by three active elements — forest spirits (mec), water (vezi) and wind (tullei) — for disobedience, bad behavior in the forest, in the water, in nature are considered. The authors note that all names are complex w...
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| Language: | Russian |
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Tsentr nauchnykh i obrazovatelnykh proektov
2020-12-01
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| Series: | Научный диалог |
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| Online Access: | https://www.nauka-dialog.ru/jour/article/view/2138 |