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THE NAIVE VIEWS OF EVIL SPIRITS AS FOREIGNERS IN ENGLISH AND RUSSIAN FOLKLORE IN XVII-XIX CENTURIES

Journal: Theoretical & Applied Science (Vol.6, No. 10)

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Page : 115-119

Keywords : Foreigner; evil forces; naïve views; Jew;

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Abstract

The article deals with the folklore and mythological interpretation of a particular ethnic group as a representative of the evil forces. It analyzes the medieval and modern Russian and English legends and beliefs, proverbs, sayings and dialect expressions that reflect a range of naive views about ethnic, cultural and faith dissimilarity between the given and other nations.

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