This essay analyzes the organic and superorganic natures of folklore in contemporary folklore theories.
"Aspects of symbolically encoded interaction between insiders -The participants and audience of wedding rituals" discusses the wedding as a performance and drama. Includes bibliography.
"Development of the question of symbols in Ukrainian folkloristics" discusses symbols described by Kostomarov and Potebnia.
"Symbol, sign, allegory - Theoretical considerations - Printed summaries and inventories of symbols" discusses semiotics and its application to folklore. Includes bibliography.
"Symbolism from the wedding ritual as found in the winter song cycle" discusses references to weddings in carol texts.
"Symbolism in the wedding ritual marking the passage of a young woman from single to married status" discusses elements of in the Ukrainian wedding tradition that symbolize change for the bride. Includes bibliography.