Russian and Latvian proverbs and sayings on sin

This article examines the semantic scope of the notions of «грех / grēks» as fundamental ones in Russian and Latvian worldviews. Russian and Latvian proverbs and sayings help identify the basic, universal ideas about sin, as well as particular, national ones. The author comes to a conclusion that th...

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Main Author: Polytsya N.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University 2013-01-01
Series:Слово.ру: балтийский акцент
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Online Access:https://journals.kantiana.ru/eng/slovo/1370/3909/