A Serbian VillageColumbia University Press, 1958 - 325 pages A condensed version of the author's doctoral dissertation published in 1956 under title: Social and cultural change in a Serbian village. |
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Page 162
... person feels himself to be seriously ill and in danger of dying . Some- times the relation is not even between the parties directly con- cerned , for a mother will occasionally seek a blood - brother when her child is ill . Two people ...
... person feels himself to be seriously ill and in danger of dying . Some- times the relation is not even between the parties directly con- cerned , for a mother will occasionally seek a blood - brother when her child is ill . Two people ...
Page 204
... person retains the honorary position of head while in actuality a son , or sons , has taken over the reins . If the old person is not a parent , grandparent , aunt , or uncle , his lot is usually a hard one , for he is considered an ...
... person retains the honorary position of head while in actuality a son , or sons , has taken over the reins . If the old person is not a parent , grandparent , aunt , or uncle , his lot is usually a hard one , for he is considered an ...
Page 226
... person mourned . They express woe and loneliness , eulogize the deceased and send messages to other departed relatives whom he will soon be seeing . When the deceased is a young person and the grief very deeply felt , then the chants ...
... person mourned . They express woe and loneliness , eulogize the deceased and send messages to other departed relatives whom he will soon be seeing . When the deceased is a young person and the grief very deeply felt , then the chants ...
Contents
The Setting | 1 |
Serbia and Orašac in the Nineteenth Century | 21 |
Peasant Plowing with Cows BY BRANKO SEVENTH GRADE | 28 |
Copyright | |
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