The Veneration of the Mother of God and Some Aspects of Naming Tradition in pre-Petrine Russia

The paper explores a specific name-giving pattern that came from the ban on appellation after Virgin Mary. In Russia, the name of the Mother of God could neither be given at christening nor, apparently, could it be acquired with the monastic tonsure, with this prohibition being strictly and rigorous...

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Main Authors: Anna F. Litvina, Fjodor B. Uspenskij
Format: Article
Language:Russian
Published: Izdatelstvo Uralskogo Universiteta 2018-07-01
Series:Voprosy Onomastiki
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Online Access:http://onomastics.ru/sites/default/files/doi/10.15826/vopr_onom.2018.15.2.016.pdf

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