Conspiracies. Spells. Amulets. Vetukhov A.

the work of the issued Russian folklorist, a linguist and literary critic, a follower of the so -called psychological school A.V. Vetukhov was published at the beginning of the 20th century, then almost forgotten, and only in recent years the realization of the fact that this is in many respects a unique and still actual study began to reappeigorate. For the first time published in modern spelling, it becomes accessible to a large circle of interested readers, both professionally involved in the study of folklore and for those who are interested in, in the words of the author, the “history of thought”, which it is in conspiracy texts. What is a conspiracy? Why does it work if it acts? Separate value is the possibility of comparing conspiracies from different cultural traditions.