THE PERIODS OF DEVELOPMENT AND PECULARITIES OF THE BALTIC ETHNIC RELIGIONS
Journal Title: Вісник Львівського університету - Year 2017, Vol 15, Issue
Abstract
In the article are being analyzed the main periods of development of the ethnic religions of the Balts, beginning from the Middle Ages until the neo-paganismat tempts of the revival of the Pre-Christian Baltic religion at the beginning of the ХХ – ХІХ centuries. The terms such as “ethnic religions”, “Balts” are being specifized, as well as the analysis of the importance of this phenomena for the modern European culture. The historian, who is researching the life of the Baltic people always deals with the problem of the Baltic Christianisation. The attempts of the struggle against the christianization in Kurzeme, where such tribes as Semigallians, Livs and others took part, leads the exproler to the necessety of research of the struggles reasons against the Christianity and the attemps to save the Pre-Christian Baltic religion. This proves to the fact, that this struggle is the result of the complicated ethnical and religious influence of the peoples, their cultures and beliefs.
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Sofiia Kukure
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