Ritual, Power and Historical Perspective: Baptism and Name-giving in Lithuania and Latvia
Power in our life can certainly be expressed in a variety of ways. One of them is power transmission through life cycle rituals. Soviet rule denied “religious traditions” and tried to form a new atheistic communist culture (and traditions). The new rituals were expected to replace older religious ri...
| Published in: | Journal of Ethnology and Folkloristics |
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| Language: | English |
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2011-03-01
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| Online Access: | https://www.jef.ee/index.php/journal/article/view/49 |