The image of the tarantula in the language and ideas of prerevolutionary Russia
Spiders have long been part of the circle of creatures that frightened humanity. In Europe and Russia, a tarantula occupied a special place among such phobias. For the first time the word “tarantula” in the spelling “tarant” appeared in the translated Herbalist between the 16th and 17th centuries. T...
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Institute of Modern Humanitarian Researches
2022-10-01
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| Series: | Studia Humanitatis |
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| Online Access: | https://st-hum.ru/en/node/1158/ |