''Studia mythologica Slavica'' is a Slovene

academic journal An academic journal or scholarly journal is a periodical publication in which scholarship relating to a particular academic discipline is published. Academic journals serve as permanent and transparent forums for the presentation, scrutiny, and ...

dedicated to

ethnology Ethnology (from the grc-gre, ἔθνος, meaning 'nation') is an academic field that compares and analyzes the characteristics of different peoples and the relationships between them (compare cultural, social, or sociocultural anthropology). ...

history History (derived ) is the systematic study and the documentation of the human activity. The time period of event before the invention of writing systems is considered prehistory. "History" is an umbrella term comprising past events as well ...

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linguistics Linguistics is the science, scientific study of human language. It is called a scientific study because it entails a comprehensive, systematic, objective, and precise analysis of all aspects of language, particularly its nature and structure ...

, religious studies,

literary history The history of literature is the historical development of writings in prose or poetry that attempt to provide entertainment, enlightenment, or instruction to the reader/listener/observer, as well as the development of the literary techniques ...

and philosophy in the context of

Slavic mythology Slavic mythology or Slavic religion is the religious beliefs, myths, and ritual practices of the Slavs before Christianisation, which occurred at various stages between the 8th and the 13th century. The South Slavs, who likely settled in the Balk ...

. Published since 1998 by the Institute of Slovenian Ethnology (Scientific Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Science and Arts (ZRC SAZU)) and the

University of Udine The University of Udine (Italian ''Università degli Studi di Udine'') is a university in the city of Udine, Italy. It was founded in 1978 as part of the reconstruction plan of Friuli after the earthquake in 1976. Its aim was to provide the Friul ...

. The journal is a

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published in print and online. Articles are published in all

Slavic languages The Slavic languages, also known as the Slavonic languages, are Indo-European languages spoken primarily by the Slavic peoples and their descendants. They are thought to descend from a proto-language called Proto-Slavic, spoken during the ...

, in English,

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and

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. The main goal of the journal is to present

comparative research Comparative research is a research methodology in the social sciences exemplified in cross-cultural or comparative studies that aims to make comparisons across different countries or cultures. A major problem in comparative research is that the da ...

that presents Slavic culture in the broader context of

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and non-European cultures. The journal also encourages the study of contemporary phenomena of spiritual, social and material culture and their transformations.

Editorial Team

; Editors-in-Chief * dr. Monika Kropej Telban (ZRC SAZU, Institute of Slovenian Ethnology) * dr. Katja Hrobat Virloget (

University of Primorska University of Primorska ( Slovenian ''Univerza na Primorskem'', Italian ''Università del Litorale'') is by age and size the third university in Slovenia. It is located in Koper, Izola, and Portorož and is named for the Slovenian Littoral reg ...

, Faculty of Humanities) ; Editors * dr. Roberto Dapit (

, Department of Languages and Literatures, Communication, Education and Society,

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) ; Review Editor * dr. Saša Babič (ZRC SAZU) ; Advisory Board * Natka Badurina (University of Udine, Italy) * Nikos Chausidis (

Ss. Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje The Saints Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje ( mk, Универзитет „Св. Кирил и Методиј“ во Скопје) is the oldest and largest List of universities in North Macedonia, public university in North Macedonia. ...

North Macedonia North Macedonia, ; sq, Maqedonia e Veriut, (Macedonia before February 2019), officially the Republic of North Macedonia,, is a country in Southeast Europe. It gained independence in 1991 as one of the successor states of Yugoslavia. It ...

) * Pietro U. Dini (

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, Italy) * Larisa Fialkova (

University of Haifa The University of Haifa ( he, אוניברסיטת חיפה Arabic: جامعة حيفا) is a university located on Mount Carmel in Haifa, Israel. Founded in 1963, the University of Haifa received full academic accreditation in 1972, becoming ...

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

) * Mare Kõiva (

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) * Janina Kursīte (

Riga Stradiņš University Riga Stradiņš University (RSU) ( lv, Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte, la, Universitas Rigensis Stradina) is a public university located in the city of Riga, Latvia. The Stradiņš (pronounced �stradiɲʃ name in the university's title is owed ...

, Latvia) * Nijolė Laurinkienė (Institute of Lithuanian Literature and Folklore, Lithuania) * Mirjam Mencej (

University of Ljubljana The University of Ljubljana ( sl, Univerza v Ljubljani, , la, Universitas Labacensis), often referred to as UL, is the oldest and largest university in Slovenia. It has approximately 39,000 enrolled students. History Beginnings Although certain ...

, Slovenia) * Vladimir Nartnik (ZRC SAZU, Slovenia) * Andrej Pleterski (ZRC SAZU, Slovenia) * Ljubinko Radenković ( SANU,

Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Basin and the Balkans. It shares land borders with Hungar ...

) * Svetlana Tolstaya (

Institute for Slavic Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences The Institute for Slavic Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Russian: Институт славяноведения РАН) is an integral part of the Historical and Philological Studies Department of the Russian Academy of Sciences. It ...

Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eig ...

) * Giorgio Ziffer (University of Udine, Italy)

''Studia mythologica Slavica – Supplementa''

Since 2004, the journal also publishes a series of books ''Studia mythologica Slavica - Supplementa'', intended for

monographs A monograph is a specialist work of writing (in contrast to reference works) or exhibition on a single subject or an aspect of a subject, often by a single author or artist, and usually on a scholarly subject. In library cataloging, ''monograp ...

Editorial Team

''Studia mythologica Slavica – Supplementa''

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