A Serbian VillageHarper & Row, 1967 - 358 pages |
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Page 163
... person's legs and the wooden cross at the grave , locks it , and then unlocks it replying , " Pred Bogom i Svetim Jovanom , otkupljujem roba od groba " ( Before God and St. John , I have redeemed the slave from the grave ) . This ritual ...
... person's legs and the wooden cross at the grave , locks it , and then unlocks it replying , " Pred Bogom i Svetim Jovanom , otkupljujem roba od groba " ( Before God and St. John , I have redeemed the slave from the grave ) . This ritual ...
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 |
FIGURES | 17 |
Serbia and Orašac in the Nineteenth Century | 21 |
Copyright | |
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