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The seminar aims to present the main theories concerning the religious system of the ancient Slavs and to examine how contemporary rodnover groups reinterpret and put these reconstructions into practice. The presentation will also explore several characteristic elements of the Slavic religious imagination, such as vampirism and the relationship with the dead and with death. As a counterpoint to this analysis, an in depth discussion of the sexual customs of the ancient Slavs will be offered. Finally, the seminar will address the symbolism of the kolo, the circular dance that continues to be performed in many parts of the Slavic world—not only within contemporary Slavic communities, but also in village traditions across Central Europe and, in the case of the southern Balkans, even in urban settings.