The A to Z of the Gypsies (Romanies)
Author | : Donald Kenrick |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 345 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : Electronic books |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Donald Kenrick |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 345 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : Electronic books |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Donald Kenrick |
Publisher | : Scarecrow Press |
Total Pages | : 396 |
Release | : 2010-04-09 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1461672279 |
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.
Author | : Yaron Matras |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 337 |
Release | : 2015-01-06 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 067436838X |
Who are the Romani people? -- Romani society -- Customs and traditions -- The Romani language -- The Roms among the nations -- Between romanticism and racism -- A modern Romani identity -- Appendix: The mosaic of Romani groups.
Author | : Donald Kenrick |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 280 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
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.
Author | : Donald Kenrick |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 252 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
Gypsy history and life. Professionals working with Gypsies and migrant Roma from the CEE will also find it invaluable."--BOOK JACKET.
Author | : Claude Lecouteux |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 255 |
Release | : 2018-07-10 |
Genre | : Body, Mind & Spirit |
ISBN | : 1620556685 |
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.
Author | : Samuel Roberts |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 298 |
Release | : 1842 |
Genre | : Romanies |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Peter Vermeersch |
Publisher | : Berghahn Books |
Total Pages | : 284 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 9781845451646 |
The collapse of communism and the process of state building that ensued in the 1990s have highlighted the existence of significant minorities in many European states, particularly in Central Europe. In this context, the growing plight of Europe's biggest minority, the Roma (Gypsies), has been particularly salient. Traditionally dispersed, possessing few resources and devoid of a common "kin state" to protect their interests, the Roma have often suffered from widespread exclusion and institutionalized discrimination. Politically underrepresented and lacking popular support amongst the wider populations of their host countries, the Roma have consequently become one of Europe's greatest "losers" in the transition towards democracy. Against this background, the author examines the recent attempts of the Roma in Central Europe and their supporters to form a political movement and to influence domestic and international politics. On the basis of first-hand observation and interviews with activists and politicians in the Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia, he analyzes connections between the evolving state policies towards the Roma and the recent history of Romani mobilization. In order to reach a better understanding of the movement's dynamics at work, the author explores a number of theories commonly applied to the study of social movements and collective action.
Author | : Albert Thomas Sinclair |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 24 |
Release | : 1915 |
Genre | : Gypsies |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Ian F. Hancock |
Publisher | : Univ of Hertfordshire Press |
Total Pages | : 212 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781902806198 |
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.