Obereg

The following article is from The Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1979). It might be outdated or ideologically biased.

Obereg

 

the Russian term for an object that, according to superstition, has the magical ability to protect its owner from various misfortunes (see alsoAMULET; APOTROPAIC OBJECTS).

The Great Soviet Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition (1970-1979). © 2010 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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