{"collection":"Northern European Mythology","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/neu/srp/srp03.htm","path":"neu/srp/srp03.htm","source_url":"https://sacred-texts.com/neu/srp/srp03.htm","text":"| CHAPTER I. | | \n| INTRODUCTORY. | | \n| | PAGE | \n| Khorovod, or Choral, Songs | 1 | \n| The Posidy\u00e9lka, or Social Gathering | 32 | \n| The Besy\u00e9da | 36 | \n| Divisions of Songs | 39 | \n| Cossack and Robber Songs | 42 | \n| Soldier Songs | 61 | \n| The Buil\u00ednas, or Metrical Romances | 65 | \n| Story of Svyatogor | 68 | \n| Story of Sukhman | 64 | \n| Ruibnikof's Researches | 67 | \n| CHAPTER II. | | \n| MYTHOLOGY. | | \n| SECTION I.--THE OLD GODS. | | \n| Old Slavonic Mythology | 80 | \n| Perun | 86 | \n| Other Slavonic Deities | 103 | \n| SECTION II.--DEMIGODS AND FAIRIES. | | \n| Ideas about the Soul | 107 | \n| The Domovoy, or House-spirit | 120 | \n| p. xiv | | \n| | PAGE | \n| House-changing Ceremonies | 136 | \n| The Rus\u00e1lka, or Naiad | 139 | \n| The Vodyany, or Water-sprite | 148 | \n| The Lyeshy, or Wood-demon | 153 | \n| SECTION III.--STORYLAND BEINGS. | | \n| The B\u00e1ba Yag\u00e1, or Ogress | 161 | \n| Koshchei the Immortal | 164 | \n| The Witch | 168 | \n| The Snake | 172 | \n| The Water-king | 178 | \n| Swan Maidens | 179 | \n| Tom Thumb | 183 | \n| CHAPTER III. | | \n| MYTHIC AND RITUAL SONGS. | | \n| Koly\u00e1dki, or Christmas Songs | 186 | \n| Gad\u00e1niya, or Guessings | 195 | \n| Ovsen and New Year Songs | 202 | \n| Feast of the Epiphany | 207 | \n| Death of Winter | 210 | \n| Reception of the Spring | 211 | \n| Cuckoo Christening | 214 | \n| Eastertide | 219 | \n| Krasnaya Gorka | 222 | \n| Dodola Songs | 227 | \n| St. George Songs | 229 | \n| Sem\u00edk and Whitsuntide Songs | 233 | \n| Midsummer Rites | 239 | \n| Kup\u00e1lo | 241 | \n| Funeral of Kostroma, or Yarilo | 244 | \n| Harvest Rites | 247 | \n| p. xv | | \n| | PAGE | \n| Volos, the Cattle-God. | 251 | \n| September Customs | 254 | \n| The Ov\u00edn, or Corn-kiln | 257 | \n| Dmitry's Saturday | 260 | \n| CHAPTER IV. | | \n| MARRIAGE SONGS. | | \n| A modern Peasant Wedding | 263 | \n| Old Slavonian ideas about Marriage | 282 | \n| Purchase of the Bride | 283 | \n| Bride's Sorrow at leaving her Home | 287 | \n| Her affection towards her Parents | 292 | \n| Mitigation of Patriarchal Severity | 293 | \n| Love Songs | 295 | \n| A Bride's Complaint | 303 | \n| Songs of Married Life | 305 | \n| Mythical Wedding Guests | 306 | \n| CHAPTER V. | | \n| FUNERAL SONGS. | | \n| Death Weddings | 309 | \n| The R\u00e1dunitsa | 310 | \n| Modern Funeral Rites | 313 | \n| Funeral Banquets | 320 | \n| Ghost Banquets | 321 | \n| Ancient Funeral Rites | 322 | \n| Human Sacrifices | 327 | \n| Strava, and Trizna | 331 | \n| p. xvi | | \n| | PAGE | \n| Lament of Orphans | 334 | \n| A Widow's Lament | 338 | \n| Wailings at Graves | 343 | \n| CHAPTER VI. | | \n| SORCERY AND WITCHCRAFT. | | \n| Zag\u00e1dkas, or Enigmas | 346 | \n| Zagov\u00f3rs, or Spells | 357 | \n| Buyan, the Elysian Isle | 374 | \n| The stone Alatuir | 376 | \n| Wizards and Witches | 378 | \n| Amulets | 387 | \n| Cattle-spells | 389 | \n| Poisoners | 393 | \n| Cattle-plague Spells | 395 | \n| Cholera and Small-pox | 402 | \n| Werewolves | 404 | \n| Vampires | 409 | \n| History of Russian Witchcraft | 417 | \n| Mythological Explanations | 427 | \n| Conclusion | 433 | \n| APPENDICES. | | \n| (A) List of Authorities | 437 | \n| (B.) Note on Metres | 440 |","title":"Contents","type":"page"}