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Higher Mythology of Belarus: Tradition and Reconstruction
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- Created on Tuesday, 10 December 2019 08:25
Free Courses «Vitebsk: the real and popular history of the native town»
On December 14, a regular class of free courses «Vitebsk: the real and popular history of the native town» took place in Vitebsk Regional Library. The topic of the class was «Higher Mythology of Belarus: Tradition and Reconstruction».
Lecturer of the History Department of Belarusian State University, Candidate of Historical Sciences Dmitry Skvarchevsky presented his book «Pa slyadah bagou: narysy belaruskay mіfalogіі». In his speech, the researcher emphasized that Belarusian mythology is not less interesting than other Indo-European mythologies, but fewer sources have been preserved. Dmitry spoke about some mythological images of Belarusian folklore, comparing them with the mythological images of other peoples. The author answered numerous questions from the students of the course and presented his book to the library.
You can get acquainted with the literature recommended for a more detailed study of the topic in the department of local lore literature and bibliography. Video versions of the previous lectures are available on the website of Vitebsk Regional Library, as well as in the community on the social network vk.com.
