Russian Ritual Specialists in Karelia
Texts and History: Journal of Philological, Historical and Cultural Texts and History Studies 2021 N. E. Mazalova
This study deals with archaic ideas associated with Russian ritual specialists (sorcerers) in Karelia, their initiation, and the sources of their sacred knowledge and power. The author identifies the following signs of different types of “the knowledgeable”: strength, knowledge, the ability to enter altered states of consciousness, as well as to find a source of strength. Particular attention...