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100			_aBarber, Elizabeth Wayland
245		4	_aThe dancing goddesses : _bfolklore, archaeology, and the origins of European dance / _cElizabeth Wayland Barber.
250			_a1st ed.
260			_aNew York : _bW W norton & company, _c2013.
300			_axiii, 429 p. : _bill., maps ; _c 25 cm.
500			_aFolklore.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505			_aIntroduction : 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.
520			_aAn 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.
650			_aFolklore - Europe, Eastern
650			_aFolklore - Balkan Peninsula
650			_aGoddesses - Folklore
650			_aAgriculture - Folklore
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