Bulgarian folk customs

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Bulgarian folk customs

Mercia MacDermott

Jessica Kingsley, c1998

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注記

Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-252) and index

内容説明・目次

巻冊次

:hbk ISBN 9781853024856

内容説明

The development and preservation of folk customs is extremely important in sustaining a community and promoting the welfare of the individual within it. These customs fulfil many social and personal needs, strengthening the family, educating and celebrating. In this descriptive study Mercia McDermott provides a wealth of information previously unavailable in English, exploring the history and continuity of Bulgarian traditions, beliefs and lifestyles.

目次

  • Part I Background information: the ancestors of the modern Bulgarians - history, way of life, and religion
  • a summary of Bulgarian history
  • traditional Bulgarian society
  • Bulgarian folk costumes
  • folk music and instruments
  • folk dances - horo and ruchenista
  • food and folk ritual
  • mythology and demonology. Part II Customs relating to the family and the individual: birth and childhood
  • betrothal and marriage
  • the wedding
  • customs connected with building and entering a new home
  • customs connected with death and funerals. Part III Calender customs and festivals: the winter cycle
  • the spring and early summer cycle
  • the high summer and autumn cycle
  • customs connected with sowing and reaping.
巻冊次

:pbk ISBN 9781853024863

内容説明

This comprehensive exploration of Bulgarian traditions, beliefs and lifestyles provides a wealth of information available for the first time in English, in one volume. Folk customs sustain a community and promote the welfare of the individual within it, and in Bulgarian these customs have for centuries fulfilled many social and personal needs, strengthening the family, comforting the bereaved, educating and celebrating. Part One includes an introductory overview of Bulgarian history and looks at the background to traditional Bulgarian society, costumes, music and dance. Part Two and Three detail the various festivals and customs that are related to almost every aspect of Bulgarian life, dividing them into two groups: customs relating to the family and individual, and calendar customs and festivals. The book includes general information on human behaviour and beliefs, as well as more specialized information on subjects such as the ritual use of plants or the significance of, for example, the colour red. It will be a valuable source of reference for anthropologists, ethnographers and historians.

目次

List of figures. Preface. Map of Bulgaria. Part One. Background Information. 1. The ancestors of the modern Bulgarians. The ancient Slavs. The Thracians. The Proto-Bulgars. 2. A summary of Bulgarian history. 3. Traditional Bulgarian society. 4. Bulgarian folk costumes. 5. Folk music and instruments. Bulgarian folk dances. 6. Food and folk ritual. 7. Mythology and demonology. Part Two. Customs Relating to the Family and the Individual. 8. Birth and childhood. Pregnancy. Birth. Post-natal care. Growing-up. 9. Betrothal and marriage. Courtship. Betrothal. The wedding. 10. Building and entering a new house. 11. Death and funerals. Part Three. Calendar Customs and Festivals. 12. The winter cycle. 13. The spring and early summer cycle. 14. The high summer and autumn cycle. Customs connected with sowing and reaping. Select Bibliography. Index.

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