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Frequently many members of the zadruga were engaged in this task .
Occasionally pigs ' feed was supplemented with corn , which the peasant brought
to his herd in the woods . But acorns were most important ; in fact , the standard
greeting ...
Frequently many members of the zadruga were engaged in this task .
Occasionally pigs ' feed was supplemented with corn , which the peasant brought
to his herd in the woods . But acorns were most important ; in fact , the standard
greeting ...
Page 54
Swine have had the greatest decline of all . As we have already seen , they were
formerly the most important livestock , fattened on the acorns in the then -
abundant oak forests . Then , as the forest disappeared , the number of pigs
decreased ...
Swine have had the greatest decline of all . As we have already seen , they were
formerly the most important livestock , fattened on the acorns in the then -
abundant oak forests . Then , as the forest disappeared , the number of pigs
decreased ...
Page 147
He also assigns an important part to the women who became impatient working
under the orders of the wives of headmen , then dividing the results of their own
and their husbands ' work on equal terms with other members of the zadruga who
...
He also assigns an important part to the women who became impatient working
under the orders of the wives of headmen , then dividing the results of their own
and their husbands ' work on equal terms with other members of the zadruga who
...
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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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