MERMAID: MYTHICAL PERSONAGE IN TRADITIONAL KUBAN CULTURE
Sartaeva Lyudmila Ivanovna
Kuban State University (Branch) in Slavyansk-on-Kuban
Abstract. The author analyzes fragments from the texts included into the Electronic Corpus of Kuban Dialect Culture. The investigated materials indicate that the bearers of traditional culture preserve conceptions on the demonic creatures having their origin in the pagan epoch. The paper describes the demonological superstitions associated with such personage of the "lower" Slavonic mythology as a mermaid.
Key words and phrases: Электронный корпус диалектной культуры Кубани, региональная культура, диалектоносители, "низшая" мифология, демонологические поверья, мифический персонаж, русалка, Electronic Corpus of Kuban Dialect Culture, regional culture, dialect speakers, "lower" mythology, demonological superstitions, mythical personage, mermaid
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