Ivanits, Linda J. — Russian Folk Belief
Armonk, New York, M.E. Sharpe, 1989. Hardcover. Green cloth boards with gilt spine lettering; white dj, illustrated and lettering in red and dark green, mylar cover; xiv, 257 pp, bw illustrations. A scholarly work that aims to be both broad enough in scope to satisfy upper-division undergraduates studying folk belief and narrative and detailed enough to meet the needs of graduate students in the field. Contents include: Folk beliefs about the supernatural.-Folk narratives about the supernatural. Creation legends. Biblical personages and saints. Devils. Sorcerers and witches. Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-244). Designed and illustrated by Sophie Schiller. VG/VG (ex-library with labels and stamps on spine, block, inside front and rear covers and title page verso. Light shelfwear but pages are very clean and clear.) .
