The Slavic Myths by Charney, Noah
The Slavic Myths by Charney, Noah

The Slavic Myths

In the first collection of Slavic myths for an international readership, Noah Charney and Svetlana Slapsak expertly...
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Author: Noah Charney
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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The Slavic Myths by Charney, Noah

The Slavic Myths

$104.99 $55.18
The Slavic Myths by Charney, Noah

The Slavic Myths

$104.99 $55.18
Author: Noah Charney
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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In the first collection of Slavic myths for an international readership, Noah Charney and Svetlana Slapsak expertly weave together the ancient stories with nuanced analysis to illuminate their place at the heart of Slavic tradition. While Slavic cultures are far-ranging, comprised of East Slavs (Russia, Ukraine, Belarus), West Slavs (the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland), and South Slavs (the countries of former Yugoslavia plus Bulgaria), they are connected by tales of adventure and magic with roots in a common lore. In the world of Slavic mythology we find petulant deities, demons and fairies, witches, and a supreme god who can hurl thunderbolts. Gods gather under the World Tree, reminiscent of Norse mythology's Yggdrasill. The vampire--usually the only Serbo-Croatian word in any foreign-language dictionary--and the werewolf both emerge from Slavic belief.

In their careful analysis and sensitive reconstructions of the myths, Charney and Slapsak unearth the Slavic beliefs before their distortion first by Christian chroniclers and then by nineteenth-century scholars seeking origin stories for their newborn nation states. They reveal links not only to the neighboring pantheons of Greece, Rome, Egypt, and Scandinavia, but also the belief systems of indigenous peoples of Australia, the Americas, Africa, and Asia. Specially commissioned illustrations inspired by traditional Eastern and European folk art bring the stories and their cultural landscape to life.



Author: Noah Charney,Svetlana Slapsak
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Published: 10/17/2023
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.30w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9780500025017


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 10/01/2023 pg. 6

About the Author
Charney, Noah: - Noah Charney is an American art historian and internationally best-selling author of fiction, The Art Thief (published in fourteen languages), and non-fiction, The Art of Forgery, The Collector of Lives, and The Museum of Lost Art.Slapsak, Svetlana: - Svetlana Slapsak is a leading specialist in Balkan studies and award-winning essayist who has published more than eighty books. She won the American PEN Award for Freedom of Expression in 1993 and was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2005. Both Charney and Slapsak live in Slovenia.
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