This book is dedicated to *oberegs*—magical means of protecting an individual and their world from danger. Drawing upon the pan-Slavic tradition, it presents—for the first time—a comprehensive model of the *obereg*, describing its semantics and the specific forms of its manifestation in ritual texts, actions, objects, and ceremonies; it also provides an analysis of the pragmatics of the verbal...

A concise reference work on the Americas containing information of the geography, climate, flora and fauna and other characteristics of the continents of the New World. Also information on culture and customs of indigenous peoples.

Leading thinkers of the Russian Academy of Sciences present their analysis on the ongoing globalization and transformation of the world and the newest theories that seek to explain this process.

Sotsiologicheskoe issledovanie v sel'skikh raionakh Khanty-Mansiiskogo Avtonomnogo okruga.

Third edition of the manual on Alexander Solzhenitsyn's creative work.

The book by philosopher and historian N.A. Benediktov discusses the system of values of the Russian people. In addition to general ideas about Russian shrines, it describes key periods in the formation of the people. Without knowledge of national life-meaningful values, it is impossible to govern the country, which the current leaders of Russia seem to be unaware of.

Bibliotheca Islamica. The author seeks to answer some of the more common questions people have about Islam. The first section of the book looks at over 200 specific questions people often have. The second part of the book looks in detail on more than 20 theological-canonical issues and practices.