TY  - BOOK
AU  - Barber, Elizabeth Wayland
TI  - The dancing goddesses : : folklore, archaeology, and the origins of European dance 
SN  - 9780393348507
U1  - 398.209496 
PY  - 2013///
CY  - New York
PB  - W W norton & company
KW  - Folklore - Europe, Eastern
KW  - Folklore - Balkan Peninsula
KW  - Goddesses - Folklore
KW  - Agriculture - Folklore
N1  - Folklore; Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction : dancing as life Geographical maps pt. I. Dancing the year : the ritual cycle of fertility. 1. Swan maidens, mermaids, and tree spirits : introduction, through folktales, to some dancing goddesses (vily, rusalki, willies, etc.) of eastern European folklore. 2. Marking time : how nonliterate farmers devised and kept their agricultural (seasonal) calendar. 3. To bring the Spring : fertility rituals of early spring
4. Dancing up a storm : dance ritual of leaf-clad orphans to end drought Problems of rain and hail. 5. Crazy Week, Rusalia Week : fertility rituals of Semik, Trinity, and Rusalia Week Dance brotherhoods of Rusalia; perils of Mad Wednesday
N2  - An ethnographic and archaeological exploration of ancient traditions and folklore pertaining to "dancing goddesses" traces their roots in early Roman, Greek, and European cultures to reveal the origins of modern customs
ER  -