Eastern Slavs: Paganism and Modern Life
Kate Anderson
Tue Jan 17, 02-04:00pm, 24-619
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Christianity was adopted in the Eastern Slavic territory around 10th century A.D. and struggled with paganism for several centuries. But though Christianity won, there are quite a lot of pagan remains even in modern life. We will study an Eastern Slavic wedding, focus on pagan symbols and signs and their meaning, and the meaning of color. You'll be able to compose a pattern of pagan symbols having a certain meaning, and explain it. Finally, you'll be treated to traditional Slavic (primarily Russian) food, with recipes that go back to pagan times.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/esg
Contact: Kate Anderson, 24-612, (617) 459-8241, kathy_vby@yahoo.com
Sponsor: Experimental Study Group
Latest update: 29-Nov-2005
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