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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... present day , that the Slavic emigrants adopted the traditions established here by their neolithic predecessors , and that the culture of the present Šumadi- jans still reflects much of the aboriginal mode of life . 10 Undoubtedly ...
... present day , that the Slavic emigrants adopted the traditions established here by their neolithic predecessors , and that the culture of the present Šumadi- jans still reflects much of the aboriginal mode of life . 10 Undoubtedly ...
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... present population of Orašac had begun to establish permanent homesteads . The people who came to Orašac in the latter part of the eight- eenth century were mainly from the Dinaric regions to the south- west , that is , from the general ...
... present population of Orašac had begun to establish permanent homesteads . The people who came to Orašac in the latter part of the eight- eenth century were mainly from the Dinaric regions to the south- west , that is , from the general ...
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... present her with a gift . Today it is a coat , some stout oxfords , or a pair of city stockings , but formerly the present was a necklace of gold coins . The bride is dressed by all the women . Her wedding finery , complete with the ...
... present her with a gift . Today it is a coat , some stout oxfords , or a pair of city stockings , but formerly the present was a necklace of gold coins . The bride is dressed by all the women . Her wedding finery , complete with the ...
Contents
The Setting | 1 |
Serbia and Orašac in the Nineteenth Century | 21 |
Orašac Village Today | 37 |
Copyright | |
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