A reflection of old testament motifs in Marie cosmogonic myths about the creation of the world and man

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The article deals with peculiarities of representation of the motifs in the old Testament preserved among the Mari in the late XIX - early XX century, cosmogonic myths and legends about the origin of the world and man. The characteristic features of the cosmological beliefs of the Mari, transformation characteristics of the cosmogonic myths of the people under the influence of Orthodox beliefs and apocryphal tales.

Folk cosmogony, myths of creation and man, the popular interpretation of biblical stories

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