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Page 162
A blood - brother is most often sought when a person feels himself to be seriously
ill and in danger of dying . Sometimes the relation is not even between the parties
directly concerned , for a mother will occasionally seek a blood - brother when ...
A blood - brother is most often sought when a person feels himself to be seriously
ill and in danger of dying . Sometimes the relation is not even between the parties
directly concerned , for a mother will occasionally seek a blood - brother when ...
Page 204
If the old person is not a parent , grandparent , aunt , or uncle , his lot is usually a
hard one , for he is considered an obligation and an unnecessary burden . One
man whose old mother - inlaw , a widow , moved in with his household after all ...
If the old person is not a parent , grandparent , aunt , or uncle , his lot is usually a
hard one , for he is considered an obligation and an unnecessary burden . One
man whose old mother - inlaw , a widow , moved in with his household after all ...
Page 226
When the deceased is a young person and the grief very deeply felt , then the
chants are personal and most poignant . This plaintive lament was chanted by a
mother over the grave of her seven - year - old daughter : Jao , Dano , slatka ćeri
...
When the deceased is a young person and the grief very deeply felt , then the
chants are personal and most poignant . This plaintive lament was chanted by a
mother over the grave of her seven - year - old daughter : Jao , Dano , slatka ćeri
...
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Contents
The Setting | 1 |
Serbia and Orašac in the Nineteenth Century | 21 |
Orašac Village Today | 46 |
Copyright | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | A Serbian Village A Serbian Village, Joel Martin Halpern Volume 4 of Human relations area files: Serbs |
| Author | Joel Martin Halpern |
| Illustrated by | Barbara Kerewsky Halpern |
| Publisher | Columbia University Press, 1958 |
| Length | 325 pages |
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