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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... guslar , closely akin to the wandering medieval bard of Western Europe , only the guslar chanted heroic ballads exclusively . Accompanied by his gusle , a single - stringed instrument played with a bow , he would travel from village to ...
... guslar , closely akin to the wandering medieval bard of Western Europe , only the guslar chanted heroic ballads exclusively . Accompanied by his gusle , a single - stringed instrument played with a bow , he would travel from village to ...
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... gusle is considered the national instru- ment of Serbia , and many village men know how to play it . Almost without exception , all villagers can recite parts of the ballads and children learn them at home and in school . Historically ...
... gusle is considered the national instru- ment of Serbia , and many village men know how to play it . Almost without exception , all villagers can recite parts of the ballads and children learn them at home and in school . Historically ...
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... gusle , is usually made by the individual who will play it or else by a close acquaintance , for the gusle is a cherished personal object . The instrument's single string is a strand of horse - hair which is played with a bow . Its ...
... gusle , is usually made by the individual who will play it or else by a close acquaintance , for the gusle is a cherished personal object . The instrument's single string is a strand of horse - hair which is played with a bow . Its ...
Contents
The Setting | 1 |
Serbia and Orašac in the Nineteenth Century | 21 |
Orašac Village Today | 37 |
Copyright | |
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