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Harmful magical practices in a modern Armenian family
https://doi.org/10.28995/2686-7249-2024-6-108-123
Abstract
This article is devoted to the question of place which harmful magical practices occupy in the everyday life of modern Armenia, in particular, in the modern Armenian family. The main source of the research is field work, which was carried out in 2019 in Armenia (Yerevan, Gyumri). Interviews were conducted with informants who had encountered harmful magic or who themselves turned to sorcerers and fortune-tellers. Magical practices common in modern Armenia include fortune telling, healing, and harmful practices. The latter are often a tool for a solution to family conflicts; in interviews about witchcraft, women accused other women – their relatives – of wanting to harm their family. This may be due to the structure of the Armenian family, which remains extended and in which women become competitors with each other, vying for power in the family.
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A. A. PrtavyanRussian Federation
Amaliya A. Prtavyan, candidate for a degree
6, Miusskaya Square, Moscow, 125047
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For citation: Prtavyan A.A. Harmful magical practices in a modern Armenian family. RSUH/RGGU Bulletin: “Literary Teory. Linguistics. Cultural Studies”, Series. 2024;(6):108-123. https://doi.org/10.28995/2686-7249-2024-6-108-123
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