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is challenging due to a stark class divide between nobility and peasantry who worshipped separate deities. Many Christian beliefs were later integrated and synthesized into Slavic folklore.
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from their earliest records until today. Folklorists have published a variety of works focused specifically on the topic over the years.
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historicity of the deity is dubious; functions of the deity are unclear.
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There are few written records of pagan Slavic beliefs; research of
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folklore
Slavic peoples
the pre-Christian Slavic beliefs
Vladimir Propp
Supernatural beings in Slavic religion
Deities of Slavic religion
Slavic folklore : a handbook
ISBN
978-0-313-33610-2
OCLC
148635994
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link
Storytelling : an encyclopedia of mythology and folklore
ISBN
978-0-7656-8208-6
OCLC
671465810
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link
Greenwood Press
ISBN
0313336105
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Slavic mythology and religion
Deities
Chernobog and Belobog
Chernoglav

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