Icons Protection Function in the Traditional Beliefs of Ukrainian Roma

Authors

  • Наталія Зіневич M. S. Hrushevsky Institute of Ukrainian Archeography and Source Studies of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine image/svg+xml

Keywords:

folk religion, Ukrainian Roma, traditions, rituals, beliefs, icon.

Abstract

The article deals with the nature of the Orthodox religiosity of Ukrainian Roma. The historiography problems are defined. The issue of icons protection function in the rites of the life and calendar cycles and in the context of existence of customary law in traditional Roma communities is actualized.

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Published

2017-06-09

Issue

Vol. 23 (2016)

Section

ЕТНОКУЛЬТУРОЛОГІЯ

How to Cite

Icons Protection Function in the Traditional Beliefs of Ukrainian Roma. (2017). V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University Bulletin History of Ukraine. Ukrainian Studies: Historical and Philosophical Sciences, 23, 94-101. https://periodicals.karazin.ua/uahistory/article/view/8610