9780484979726 - Die Wotjäken: Eine Ethnologische Studie (Classic Reprint) de Buch, Max (3 resultados)

PAP. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Condición: New. Print on Demand. This book chronicles the author's 1878 fieldwork among the Wotjaks (Udmurt), a Finno-Ugrian people native to the eastern European steppes. Long neglected by contemporary Russian society, the author laments his inability to describe their customs and beliefs which he fears will become extinct with the advent of industrialization. Nevertheless, the author provides a fascinating, detailed account of Wotjak society prior to its decline marked by a rich tapestry of religious traditions and folkloric beliefs, closely examined throughout the text. Through meticulous documentation and analysis of the author's firsthand experiences, this book serves as a priceless historical record and valuable resource for the study of a culture at a pivotal moment of transition. Its detailed descriptions and meticulous analysis provide an invaluable window into a lost world, rendering it essential reading for scholars and historians of Eastern Europe and Uralic peoples. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.