Плем’я козаків. Як формувалися і змінювалися чоловічі спільноти

What is the phenomenon of the millennial resilience of the Ukrainian nation and its powerful military resistance today? Why are Ukrainians carriers of the" principle of broad democracy " as opposed to the centralized power of Moscow? Pavel Salyga uses the tools of comparative socio-cultural anthropology to investigate the origin of the Ukrainian Cossacks. He traces the continuity from the" tribal democracy " of the Slavs and the Veche Institute in Kievan Rus to the unique structure of the Zaporozhye sich, modern volunteer battalions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and even football fan movements. Using the approaches of Claude Levi-Strauss, Joseph Campbell, Emile Durkheim and other well-known researchers, the author provides a key to deciphering the archaic logic behind Ukrainian cultural phenomena and myths. "Tribe of Cossacks" offers a fresh look at the basics of the worldview of Ukrainians. The book will be of interest to both professional ethnologists and anthropologists, as well as those neophytes who want to look beyond the historical wall of the Cossacks. Here rituals and rituals are intertwined with the analysis of Ukrainian identity, folklore is placed in a geopolitical context, and for connoisseurs of cultural riddles and comparisons there is a wide field for research.