Funeral Rituals of the Vlachs in the Timok Valley. Review of the Field Research in Eastern Serbia

Occupation: Senior Researcher
Affiliation: Peter the Great Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography (Kunstkamera), Russian Academy of Sciences
Address: , St. Petersburg, Russian Federation.

Ivan Strutynsky

Occupation: Junior Researcher
Affiliation: Institute of Slavic Studies of Russian Academy of Sciences
Address: Moscow, Russian Federation.

Journal name

Slavianovedenie

Edition

Issue 2

Pages

125-135

Abstract

The article reflects the preliminary results of the expedition of the authors to the settlements of the Zaječar and Bor districts of Serbia in the spring and summer of 2022. In total, from April to June 2022, authors visited twelve Vlach (Romanian) villages and one Serbian village. The collection of field materials was carried out mainly by the interview method. In addition, long stay in the field allowed to use the method of direct observation, being present and taking part in funerals, commemorations, etc. The most valuable information was recorded while being present at the memorial dance ora (Rom. dial. ora de pomană) in village of Aleksandrovac (Rom. Zlocutea) of Negotin municipality of Bor district and Mali Jasenovac (Rom. Mala) of Zaječar municipality of Zaječar district.

Keywords

field research, ţărani, ungureni, customs, commemoration of the dead.

Acknowledgment

The research was carried out at the expense of the grant of the Russian Science Foundation No. 22-18-00484, https://rscf.ru/project/22-18-00484/

Received

13.02.2023

Publication date

30.04.2023

Number of characters

25438

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GOST	Golant N., Strutynsky I. Funeral Rituals of the Vlachs in the Timok Valley. Review of the Field Research in Eastern Serbia // Slavianovedenie – 2023. – Issue 2 C. 125-135 [Electronic resource]. URL: https://slav.jes.su/S0869544X0025361-0-1 (circulation date: 18.05.2024). DOI: 10.31857/S0869544X0025361-0
MLA	Golant, Natalia, Strutynsky, Ivan "Funeral Rituals of the Vlachs in the Timok Valley. Review of the Field Research in Eastern Serbia." Slavianovedenie 2 (2023):125-135. DOI: 10.31857/S0869544X0025361-0
APA	Golant N., Strutynsky I. (2023). Funeral Rituals of the Vlachs in the Timok Valley. Review of the Field Research in Eastern Serbia. Slavianovedenie (2), pp.125-135 DOI: 10.31857/S0869544X0025361-0

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