The Old Believers of Guslicy
The Old Believers of Guslicy
Author(s): Sergej MIXAJLOV, Alexej MarkovSubject(s): Cultural history, History of Church(es), Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology, 17th Century
Published by: Akadémiai Kiadó
Keywords: Russian old believers (edinovercy); traditional customs and rites; transformation of traditional culture; monastery and church in Guslica; contemporary life style;
Summary/Abstract: The article deals with the history and culture of a special ethnographical group of old believers (edinovercy), who live in Guslicy (Orexovo-Zuevo district, Moscow region). After the schism, or raskol in the 17th century, they kept their traditional customs and rites. The authors tried to show the peculiarities of old believers’ life style in the past and present times. The close metropolis of Moscow (50–100 km away) affects Guslica’s special identity. Its young population migrates to Moscow while the abandoned houses are bought as summer bungalows. This trend may lead to the full transformation of the former traditional old believing villages into typical modern settlements not inheriting local cultural and architectural traditions. The old-day Guslicy cannot be saved. However, some elements of its heritage still can be preserved in the museums.
Journal: Acta Ethnographica Hungarica
- Issue Year: 51/2006
- Issue No: 3-4
- Page Range: 257-264
- Page Count: 8
- Language: English
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