The A To Z Of The Gypsies Romanies
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The A To Z Of The Gypsies Romanies
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Author : Donald Kenrick
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2010
The A To Z Of The Gypsies Romanies written by Donald Kenrick and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Romanies 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 A to Z of the Gypsies (Romanies) seeks to end such prejudice by clarifying the facts about this nomadic people. Through 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.
The A To Z Of The Gypsies Romanies
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Author : Donald Kenrick
language : en
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Release Date : 2010-04-09
The A To Z Of The Gypsies Romanies written by Donald Kenrick and has been published by Scarecrow Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-04-09 with History categories.
The A to Z of the Gypsies (Romanies) seeks to end such prejudice by clarifying the facts about this nomadic people. Through 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.
Historical Dictionary Of The Gypsies Romanies
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Author : Donald Kenrick
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1998
Historical Dictionary Of The Gypsies Romanies written by Donald Kenrick and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with History categories.
There are some seven million gypsies in Europe, an often mythologized people in the past. But now they represent a new political force, both in eastern Europe and as a new westward migration begins.The Historical Dictionary of the Gypsies (Romanies) provides a wealth of definite, factual information about this people, and their unique culture.
The Romani World
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Author : Donald Kenrick
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004
The Romani World written by Donald Kenrick and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Romanies categories.
Gypsy history and life. Professionals working with Gypsies and migrant Roma from the CEE will also find it invaluable."--BOOK JACKET.
Dictionary Of Gypsy Mythology
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Author : Claude Lecouteux
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2018-07-10
Dictionary Of Gypsy Mythology written by Claude Lecouteux and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-07-10 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.
A comprehensive A-to-Z reconstruction of the oral tradition of the Rom--gypsies--based on sources never before available in English • Presents the origin myths and magical traditions of the gypsies, including their legendary ties to Egypt, animal ancestors, and tree spirits • Examines the three major settings of gypsy folktales--the forest, the waters, and the mountain--and shows how their world is full of spirits • Shows how the religious concepts of the Rom testify to a profound syncretism of the pagan traditions and Christianity Although their own myths and their common name point to Egyptian origins for the gypsies, the Rom, as they call themselves, originated in India, as evidenced by studies of their language. They arrived in Europe in the ninth century and spread across the continent from East to West, reaching England in the 15th century and Scandinavia by the end of the 16th century. A nomadic people, these wanderers were reviled by local populaces wherever they went and regarded as misfits, intruders, foreigners, and thieves. Drawing on a number of sources never before available outside of Eastern Europe, Claude Lecouteux reconstructs the gypsy oral tradition to provide a comprehensive A-to-Z look at gypsy mythology, including their folktales, rites, songs, nursery rhymes, jokes, and magical traditions. His main source is material collected by Heinrich Adalbert von Wlislocki (1856-1907), an ethnologist who lived with gypsies in Romania, Transylvania, and Hungary in the latter half of the 19th century. He presents the origin myths of the gypsies, legends which form the ancestral memory of the gypsy tribes and often closely touch on their daily life. Lecouteux explores the full range of supernatural beings that inhabit the gypsy world, including fairies, undines, ogres, giants, dog-people, and demons, and he examines the three major settings of gypsy folktales--the forest, the waters, and the mountain, which they worshiped as a sacred being in its own right. He also reveals how coexisting with peoples of different religions led the gypsies to adapt or borrow stories and figures from these groups, and he shows how the religious concepts and sacred stories of the Rom testify to a profound syncretism of pagan traditions and Christianity. Complete with rare illustrations and information from obscure sources appearing for the first time in English, this detailed reference work represents an excellent resource for scholars and those seeking to reconnect to their forgotten gypsy heritage.
The Gypsies
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Author : Samuel Roberts
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1842
The Gypsies written by Samuel Roberts and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1842 with Romanies categories.
The Gypsies
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Author : Jan Yoors
language : en
Publisher: Waveland Press
Release Date : 1987-09-01
The Gypsies written by Jan Yoors and has been published by Waveland Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987-09-01 with Social Science categories.
At the age of twelve, Jan Yoors ran away from his cultural Belgian family to join a wandering band, a kumpania, of Gypsies. For ten years, he lived as one of them, traveled with them from country to country, shared both their pleasures and their hardshipsand came to know them as no one, no outsider, ever has. Here, in this firsthand and highly personal account of an extraordinary people, Yoors tells the real story of the Gypsies fascinating customs and their never-ending struggle to survive as free nomads in a hostile world. He vividly describes the texture of their daily life: the Gypsies as lovers, spouses, parents, healers, and mourners; their loyalties and enmities; their moral and ethical beliefs and practices; their language and culture; and the history and traditions behind their fierce pride. The exultant celebrations, the daring frontier crossings, the yearly horse fairs, the convoluted business deals in which Gypsy shrewdness combined with all the apparatus of modern technology are all brought to life in this memorable portrait of the most romanticized, yet most maligned and least-known people on earth. An insiders story, The Gypsies lifts the veil of secrecy that for so long has enshrouded this race of strangers in our midst.
We Are The Romani People
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Author : Ian F. Hancock
language : en
Publisher: Univ of Hertfordshire Press
Release Date : 2002
We Are The Romani People written by Ian F. Hancock 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 2002 with History categories.
The author, himself a Romani, speaks directly to the gadze (non-Gypsy) reader about his people, their history since leaving India one thousand years ago and their rejection and exclusion from society in the countries where they settled, their health, food, culture and society.
Svinia In Black And White
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Author : David Z. Scheffel
language : en
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Release Date : 2005-04-01
Svinia In Black And White written by David Z. Scheffel and has been published by University of Toronto Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-04-01 with Social Science categories.
Roma—or Gypsies as some people still call them—constitute Europe's largest, poorest, and most enigmatic minority. In spite of their centuries-long coexistence with mainstream Europeans, our picture of this people remains rooted in stereotypes and myths that have little in common with contemporary social reality. Full-fledged citizens of the European Union, and ostensibly protected by the world's most progressive human rights legislation, many Roma live under conditions that challenge our notions of Europe, modernity, and pluralism. This book is about a Romani settlement in eastern Slovakia. It is a community that has grown to become one of the largest and most problematic townships of rural Roma in the entire district. The dark-skinned squatters on the margins of Svinia are segregated from the surrounding society by means of physical and social barriers entrenched in local ideology and enforced by rules and conventions reminiscent of apartheid. David Scheffel offers a detailed ethnographic account of the social, cultural, and historical circumstances that have encouraged and supported inter-ethnic inequality in the region. In the process, he demonstrates the complexity of what is often referred to as Europe's "Gypsy problem" with passion and sensitivity.
Romano Lavo Lil Word Book Of The Romany
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Author : George Borrow
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1874
Romano Lavo Lil Word Book Of The Romany written by George Borrow and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1874 with Romani language categories.