The execution of Henry Monte and the Prussian motif of “double death”
This article focuses on the execution of one of the leaders of the Prussian revolt, Herkus Monte, according to the “double death” rite dedicated to two gods — Patollo and Potrimps. This rite is typical for the Baltic perception of the other world and is a special case of the common for Indo-European peoples idea of death.
1. Генрих Латвийский. Хроника Ливонии....
The language of muteness: examining the work of Gazdanov and Salkazanova in Paris
... interpreted as a revival of the archaic ritual of silence practiced in Ossetian patriarchal families, serving as a form of speech etiquette. This relic language practice, rooted in Indo-European archaic traditions, represents a manifestation of the rite of passage and allows individuals of Ossetian origin, who may have lost their native language due to external circumstances, to demonstrate their cultural identity. It is suggested that the occurrence of such speech behaviour is strongly influenced ...
Symbolism of loyalty to the power of Teutonic order among the Old Prussians in the 13—14th centuries
... by the reception of Middle High German language, Christian names and symbols and sign of Teutonic order. Being included in the culture of Old Prussians these elements co-existed with traditional names, language and principle of heathen funeral rite. The resulting co-existence of the symbols different by their character became one of the basis for the relations between Old Prussians and Teutonic order that provided stable development of the State until 1525.
Denisov S.A.
symbol, Old ...
Household items of the 13th—15th centuries from the necropolis of Alt-Wehlau
... necropolis of Alt-Wehlau situated in Prussian land Nadrovia. These items include razors, flints, whetstones, keys and comb that were common in everyday life of local population and were used as a part of burial inventory under the influence of pagan rite preserved until the 16th century. The study of items composition and morphology relied on the typological and comparative-historical methods that allowed to make following conclusions. Razors of type 1 and flints of types 1—4 were most frequently ...
Der frühe Kantianismus in Russland: I. W. L. Melmаn und I. G. Bule
... L. Oratio de communi omnis educationis et institutionis consilio in solennibus anniversariis imperii ab augustissima et potentissima totius Rossiae autocratore Catharina II, optima patriae matre ante annum XXVIII suscepti ab universitate Mosquensi rite ac pie celebrandis A. D. XXVIII. Junii anni MDCLXXXX. М., 1790.
57. Nekrolog auf das Jahr 1795. Enthaltend Nachrichten von dem Leben merkwürdiger in diesem Jahre verstorbener Deutschen / Gesammelt von F. Schlichtegroll. Gotha, 1797. Bd. 1.
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Kant on the rights of citizens in matters of religion: The concept of religious tolerance in the German Enlightenment
... Mittel zu einem glückseligen, galanten und vergnügten Leben zu gelangen, oder: Einleitung der Sitten-Lehre, Halle.
18. Wolff, Chr. 1747, Jus naturae methodo scientifica pertractatum. Pars septima, Halle.
Kant, natural law, religion, church, clergy, rites, sovereign, state
Kryshtop L. E.
24-32
10.5922/0207-6918-2017-2-2
The Battle of the Ice: On the ‘Svinfylking’ or ‘flying wedge’
The fact that Teutonic knights fought in the Battle of the Ice in sivnflyking formation trying to destroy Alexander Nevsky’s troops and sustained a defeat is commonly acknowledged in Russian history. This article is an attempt to establish whether the use of this formation is a historical fact or another historical myth.
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2. Бискуп М. Великая война...
Local border traffic and the development of retail trade in the Kaliningrad region and Polish borderlands
Signing the agreement on local border traffic (LBT) between the Republic of Poland and the Russian Federation was welcomed by experts as an important step towards the future visa-free regime between the European Union and the Russian Federation often discussed in the international dialogue. The three years of LBT mechanism have shown its practical significance for the development of research and cultural contacts, cooperation between municipalities and NGOs of the Kaliningrad region and the borderland...
The semiotics of a ship and its modelling features in the novels of William Golding, Julian Barnes, and Gregory Norminton
... believe that the avantext integrates the new “generative model” creating at the same time new forms of fictional conditionality and types of literary generalisation.
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2. Golding W. Rites of Passage. L., 1985.
3. Norminton G. The ship of Fools. L., 2001.
4. Барнс Дж. История мира в 10 ½ главах. М., 2005.
5. Бахтин М. Творчество Франсуа Рабле и народная культура ...
The image of a doll in Latvian and Russian traditional folklore texts: the aspect of ritual practices
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22. Laumane B. Latviešu izlokšņu frazeoloģisms iet uz lelles kāju // Baltistica. 2002. T. 37, № 2.
23. Meinhof C. Die Religion der Afrikaner in Ihrem Zusammenhang mit dem Wirtschaftsleben. Oslo, 1926.
folklore, ethnography, ritual, rite, symbol
Pogodina S.
83-94
Early Kantianism in Russia: J.W. L. Mellmann and J. G. Buhle
.... L. Oratio de communi omnis educationis et institutionis consilio in solennibus anniversariis imperii ab augustissima et potentissima totius Rossiae autocratore Catharina II, optima patriae matre ante annum XXVIII suscepti ab universitate Mosquensi rite ac pie celebrandis A. D. XXVIII. Junii anni MDCLXXXX. М., 1790.
57. Nekrolog auf das Jahr 1795. Enthaltend Nachrichten von dem Leben merkwürdiger in diesem Jahre verstorbener Deutschen / Gesammelt von F. Schlichtegroll. Gotha, 1797. Bd. 1.
58. ...