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PhD in Philology, Associate Professor, Department of Theoretical and Applied Linguistics, Perm State University
The research was carried out with the financial support of the Russian Science Foundation, project No. 20–18–00269 “Mining and Early Plant Culture in the Language, Folk Writing and Folklore of the Urals” (Perm State National Research University).
This article describes the types, names, methods and rules for the use of stones in the folk magic and medicine of Russians in the Perm Territory. The materials of the study include mythological texts from the region, materials on the vocabulary of Perm, as well as other Russian dialect dictionaries and ethnographic data. The sources mention about 20 names of stones. The name “thunderstone” is the most frequent, and refers to different types of stones: belemnite, fulgurite, hematite, small pebbles, and stones with holes that go through them. This name may also refer to a piece of wood or metal used in medicine. On the basis of the material analyzed the following uses of stones in folk practices have been identified: using them to diagnose disease; to “outline” a sore spot; the use of stone infusions and powder to prepare a healing solution or to sprinkle on wounds; using sparks from a stone; “translating” disease to a stone; spitting on a stone; striking sick teeth with a stone; and long contact with a stone to alleviate internal sickness. All of these actions are accompanied by a spell. There are specific rules for the use of stones; in the case of a thunderstone, the stone can’t be given to another person and it can’t be divided or cut; otherwise it will lose its magic power.
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