“Do not forget God”. Vernacular religiosity in Soviet heavenly letters
https://doi.org/10.28995/2073-6355-2018-9-90-101
Abstract
In the contemporary situation, folklore text becomes a “small change” of many groups. In this process, their genre characteristics undergo permanent changes. on one hand, texts adapt to the changing needs of society. on the other hand, innovative elements may be substituted by traditional ones, following certain models. The paper is focused on the changes which the texts of such folklore genre as heavenly letters underwent in the context of vernacular religiosity of the Soviet period.
About the Author
Daria A. Radchenko
The Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
PhD in Culturology;
bldg. 1, bld. 81, Vernadskogo av., Moscow, 119571
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For citations:
Radchenko D.A. “Do not forget God”. Vernacular religiosity in Soviet heavenly letters. RSUH/RGGU Bulletin: “Literary Teory. Linguistics. Cultural Studies”, Series. 2018;(9):90-101. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.28995/2073-6355-2018-9-90-101
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