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Roast chicken and other Gypsy stories: oral narratives among Serbian Gypsies - Bd. 75

Part of the Europaische Hochschulschriften. Reihe XIX, Ethnologie. Abt. B, Ethnologie series
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This book discusses narrative as an adaptive cultural mechanism among Gypsies in Serbia.

As a key traditional trait of Serbian Gypsies, storytelling, conveyed along kin generations, influences the behavior of all who listen.

Since their appearance in the Balkans centuries ago, an insecure social environment has shaped their cultural traditions, including that of storytelling.

Their traditional stories reaffirm the strong identity with their kinship group, yet, at the same time, plead loudly for recognition from outsiders.

The success achieved by Gypsies in maintaining themselves and their culture can be attributed, in large measure, to the power of their traditional stories.

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Peter Lang
3653004942 / 9783653004946
eBook (Adobe Pdf)
14/04/2010
Germany
English
125 pages
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