Home›Sources›Perun, Svarog and Others: Russian Neo-Paganism in Search of Itself (Cambridge Journal of Anthropology)SourcesPerun, Svarog and Others: Russian Neo-Paganism in Search of Itself (Cambridge Journal of Anthropology)Victor A. Shnirelman, Cambridge Journal of Anthropology, 2000Citation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "Perun, Svarog and Others: Russian Neo-Paganism in Search of Itself (Cambridge Journal of Anthropology)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/shnirelman-perun-svarog-neo-paganism.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). Perun, Svarog and Others: Russian Neo-Paganism in Search of Itself (Cambridge Journal of Anthropology). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/shnirelman-perun-svarog-neo-paganismCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-perun-svarog-and-others-russian-neo-paga, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {Perun, Svarog and Others: Russian Neo-Paganism in Search of Itself (Cambridge Journal of Anthropology)}, year = {2026}, url = {https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/shnirelman-perun-svarog-neo-paganism}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXA peer-reviewed journal article examining how post-Soviet Russian neo-pagan movements constructed their ideology and used contested source material, including the Book of Veles.FactsCross-Tradition ConnectionsClaims Backed By This Source (18 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested1Victor Shnirelman's article in the Cambridge Journal of Anthropology is a peer reviewed study by a specialist in post-Soviet religious nationalism, treated at the top tier as peer reviewed journal scholarship.NotesWell-attestedA peer-reviewed article by Victor Shnirelman, a cultural anthropologist at the Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology in Moscow who has published extensively on Russian neo-paganism and its use of contested source material. Confirmed to exist and cross checked by search snippet describing its content and citation, Cambridge Journal of Anthropology, volume 21, issue 3, pages 18 to 36. No freely accessible copy was found, so no url is recorded here rather than guessed.CitationAuthorWell-attestedVictor A. ShnirelmanPublisherWell-attestedCambridge Journal of AnthropologyPublication YearWell-attested2000Source TypeWell-attestedpeer-reviewed articleCross-Tradition ConnectionsAssociated WithVeles, Deities Well-attested This source names Veles directly: "source material, including the Book of Veles."Source Perun, Svarog and Others: Russian Neo-Paganism in Search of Itself (Cambridge Journal of Anthropology)Victor A. Shnirelmantier 1Claims Backed By This Source (18 claims)This source backs 18 claims across the atlas. As facts: 13 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 holds, 2 connected. Plus 2 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicArticles, 10 claims: 6 well-attested, 2 connected, 2 general references.Sources, 8 claims: 7 well-attested, 1 holds.Well-attested13ArticlesA Forgery, Not an Ancient TextA Scripture Some Still Teach and Others RefuseSourcesPerun, Svarog and Others: Russian Neo-Paganism in Search of Itself (Cambridge Journal of Anthropology)Holds1SourcesPerun, Svarog and Others: Russian Neo-Paganism in Search of Itself (Cambridge Journal of Anthropology)Connected2ArticlesA Forgery, Not an Ancient TextA Scripture Some Still Teach and Others RefuseGeneral References2ArticlesA Forgery, Not an Ancient TextA Scripture Some Still Teach and Others RefuseComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year