{"product_id":"the-slavic-myths-9780500025017","title":"The Slavic Myths","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Noah Charney,Svetlana Slapsak\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Thames \u0026amp; Hudson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/17\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.30w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780500025017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2023 pg. 6\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCharney, Noah:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eNoah Charney\u003c\/strong\u003e is an American art historian and internationally best-selling author of fiction, \u003cem\u003eThe Art Thief\u003c\/em\u003e (published in fourteen languages), and non-fiction, \u003cem\u003eThe Art of Forgery\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Collector of Lives\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Museum of Lost Art\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSlapsak, Svetlana:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eSvetlana Slapsak\u003c\/strong\u003e 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.","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Noah Charney \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":47287032938653,"sku":"9780500025017","price":55.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_0f5356b6-c4a9-4075-b351-1e501cab70fc.jpg?v=1760032663","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-slavic-myths-9780500025017","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}