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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... called the košava blows into the region . Coming from across the flat , wind - swept plains of the Vojvodina , it loses much of its force as it passes through the hill regions of Šumadija . Often it blows steadily for a few days and ...
... called the košava blows into the region . Coming from across the flat , wind - swept plains of the Vojvodina , it loses much of its force as it passes through the hill regions of Šumadija . Often it blows steadily for a few days and ...
Page 65
... called prašenje . In May the okopavanje , or second hoeing , takes place , and a final hoeing of the cornfield , ogrtanje , is done in June . Spring is a busy season , and the tasks require a lot of labor . Often it happens that within ...
... called prašenje . In May the okopavanje , or second hoeing , takes place , and a final hoeing of the cornfield , ogrtanje , is done in June . Spring is a busy season , and the tasks require a lot of labor . Often it happens that within ...
Page 203
... called čiča , a general term for uncle , and may start carry- ing a cane when he goes to market , as a symbol of his advanced years . By the time they are about fifty , men and women are called Baba and Deda . As they advance in years ...
... called čiča , a general term for uncle , and may start carry- ing a cane when he goes to market , as a symbol of his advanced years . By the time they are about fifty , men and women are called Baba and Deda . As they advance in years ...
Contents
The Setting | 1 |
Serbia and Orašac in the Nineteenth Century | 21 |
Orašac Village Today | 37 |
Copyright | |
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