Dictionary Of Gypsy Life And Lore
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Dictionary Of Gypsy Life And Lore
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Author : Harry E. Wedeck
language : en
Publisher: Open Road Media
Release Date : 2023-12-19
Dictionary Of Gypsy Life And Lore written by Harry E. Wedeck and has been published by Open Road Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-12-19 with Reference categories.
This comprehensive reference volume offers in-depth information on one of the world’s most fascinating and misunderstood cultures. Throughout history, Gypsies all over the world have been maligned and rejected. Outcasts of the countries in which they live, these nomads have wandered for years over the face of the earth. They have no homeland, no political unity, no recognition among nations. In popular folklore, they are vagrants, thieves, tinkerers, and con artists, which is to say, egregiously misunderstood. Until about a century ago, these travelers’ original home had been a matter of dispute. Their language had been a source of puzzlement. Yet their conduct and their traditions, their feeling for music, dance and song, have all been acclaimed. Harry Wedeck’s Dictionary of Gypsy Life and Lore sheds much-needed light on the true history and culture of the Gypsies, separating fact from fiction while celebrating their folktales, rites, and customs.
Birthing A Nation
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Author : Susan J. Rosowski
language : en
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Release Date : 2015-10
Birthing A Nation written by Susan J. Rosowski and has been published by U of Nebraska Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-10 with History categories.
Birthing a Nation is about national identity and the American West. If it is a truism that facing west was the American male version of invoking the Muse, what happened if you were female? Most past interpretations of western American literature have echoed Frederick Jackson Turner's frontier hypothesis, emphasizing the conflict of wilderness and civilization, the hero of rugged individualism, the act of returning to origins and reemerging as the reborn American Adam. In this reading of western American women writers who responded to the challenge to give birth to a nation, Susan J. Rosowski proposes an alternative, more hopeful affirmation of our cultural history and perhaps our cultural destiny. Rosowski begins by tracing the birth metaphor through three and a half centuries of American letters. She reexamines the premises underlying the telling of the literary West and posits a female model of creativity at the genesis of American literature. She follows four authors on a multigenerational journey, beginning with Margaret Fuller in 1843, moving on a generation later to Willa Cather, advancing to Jean Stafford, and ending with Marilynne Robinson. In her reading of these writers who most directly and deeply believed in literature as a serious and noble form of art and who wrote to influence how the country perceived itself, Rosowski contributes to the ongoing process of remapping the literary landscape
Imagology
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2007-01-01
Imagology written by and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-01-01 with Social Science categories.
How do national stereotypes emerge? To which extent are they determined by historical or ideological circumstances, or else by cultural, literary or discursive conventions? This first inclusive critical compendium on national characterizations and national (cultural or ethnic) stereotypes contains 120 articles by 73 contributors. Its three parts offer [1] a number of in-depth survey articles on ethnic and national images in European literatures and cultures over many centuries; [2] an encyclopedic survey of the stereotypes and characterizations traditionally ascribed to various ethnicities and nationalities; and [3] a conspectus of relevant concepts in various cultural fields and scholarly disciplines. The volume as a whole, as well as each of the articles, has extensive bibliographies for further critical reading. Imagologyis intended both for students and for senior scholars, facilitating not only a first acquaintance with the historical development, typology and poetics of national stereotypes, but also a deepening of our understanding and analytical perspective by interdisciplinary and comparative contextualization and extensive cross-referencing.
Guide To The Collections
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Author : National Library of Australia
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1982
Guide To The Collections written by National Library of Australia and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1982 with Collection development (Libraries) categories.
Drawn From The Classics
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Author : Stephen E. Tabachnick
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2015-05-13
Drawn From The Classics written by Stephen E. Tabachnick and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-05-13 with Literary Criticism categories.
The graphic novel is the most exciting literary format to emerge in the past thirty years. Among its more inspired uses has been the superlative adaptation of literary classics. Unlike the comic book abridgments aimed at young readers of an earlier era, today's graphic novel adaptations are created for an adult audience, and capture the subtleties of sophisticated written works. This first ever collection of essays focusing on graphic novel adaptations of various literary classics demonstrates how graphic narrative offers new ways of understanding the classics, including the works of Homer, Poe, Flaubert, Conrad and Kafka, among many others.
Gypsies In The Ottoman Empire
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Author : Elena Marushiakova
language : en
Publisher: Univ of Hertfordshire Press
Release Date : 2001
Gypsies In The Ottoman Empire written by Elena Marushiakova and has been published by Univ of Hertfordshire Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with History categories.
The Roma presence in the European part of the Ottoman Empire - the Balkans - is centuries old and it is not by accident that this regions has often been called the second motherland of the Gypsies. From this region Gypsies moved westwards taking with them inherited Balkan cultural models and traditions. This book explores the history, ethnography, social structure and culture of the Gypsies in the Ottoman Empire. It is based on archival sources, mainly detailed tax registers, special laws, guild registers and court documents. Notes on Gypsies in books by foreign travellers are also included.
The Dragon In World Mythology And Culture
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Author : Robert M. Sarwark
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2024-08-13
The Dragon In World Mythology And Culture written by Robert M. Sarwark and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-08-13 with Social Science categories.
Dragons are everywhere, seemingly hidden in plain sight. These mythological reptilian monsters date far into known human history in nearly every part of the world and are still prevalent in today's media and entertainment. The wide cultural, geographical, and linguistic diffusion of dragons or dragon-like creatures shows how modern humans have influenced each other through shared tales of monsters while simultaneously hinting at a shared genesis. This book introduces dragon myths and legends from around the world by following human culture's shared evolutionary past via language, folklore, the arts, and commerce. Dragons in folklore, literature, and pop culture are analyzed from Eastern and Western perspectives, leading to a dual analysis of dragons in today's popular culture and media. While other books on the topic have focused primarily on classical sources, or on cataloging various dragon tales in general, this work identifies the subtle yet profound ways in which the dragon figure or related motifs have slyly entered into our collective psyche as participants in the modern, interconnected world.
Buckland S Book Of Gypsy Magic
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Author : Raymond Buckland
language : en
Publisher: Weiser Books
Release Date : 2010-05-01
Buckland S Book Of Gypsy Magic written by Raymond Buckland and has been published by Weiser Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-05-01 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.
Weaving together lore, legend, and belief Buckland’s Book of Gypsy Magic revives the beliefs, spell-craft, and healing wisdom of the Romany people. From hexes and healings to tea leaves and tarot, the circle of the family and the rituals of death, this enchanted volume will delight witches, folklorists, and history lovers alike. Learn the shuvani’s secrets for love, craft a talisman for vitality, and cast the Gypsy Start tarot spread. Join Buckland around the campfire, to hear stories of werewolves and vampires, mistaken identity, persecution, and perseverance. Learn how the gypsy people have for centuries used wisdom and enchantments to ensure good health, happy families, and heart’s desire. Includes a glossary of Romany words.
Historical Dictionary Of The Gypsies Romanies
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Author : Donald Kenrick
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Release Date : 2007-07-05
Historical Dictionary Of The Gypsies Romanies written by Donald Kenrick and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-07-05 with History categories.
Originating in India, the Gypsies arrived in Europe around the 14th century, spreading not only across the entirety of the continent but also immigrating to the Americas. The first Gypsy migration included farmworkers, blacksmiths, and mercenary soldiers, as well as musicians, fortune-tellers, and entertainers. At first, they were generally welcome as an interesting diversion to the dull routine of that period. Soon, however, they attracted the antagonism of the governing powers, as they have continually done throughout the following centuries. The second edition of the Historical Dictionary of the Gypsies (Romanies) seeks to end such prejudice by clarifying the facts about this nomadic people. Through a list of acronyms, a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries on significant persons, places, events, institutions, and aspects of culture, society, economy, and politics, the history of the Gypsies and their culture is told.
Ibss Anthropology 1978
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Author : International Committee for Social Science Information and Documentation
language : en
Publisher: Psychology Press
Release Date : 1990-12-31
Ibss Anthropology 1978 written by International Committee for Social Science Information and Documentation and has been published by Psychology Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990-12-31 with Reference categories.
First published in 1981. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.