Description

• Title:
  The Mystery of Vlach Magic in the Rural Areas of 21st century Serbia
• Creator:
  Ivkov-Džigurski, Anđelija;
  Babić, Vedrana;
  Dragin, Aleksandra;
  Košić, Kristina;
  Blešić, Ivana
• Description:
   This article offers an ethnographic exploration of the Vlachs in the Branicevo region     of Serbia. The Vlachs rarely exist anywhere as a distinct ethnic group due to their     permanent assimilation with other ethnic groups. The thing that has always been     linked to the folklore of the Vlachs and still attracts a large number of people to come     and visit some remote parts of Eastern Serbia is definitely a certain mystery which     represents the essential part of the culture of this nation. Instances of Vlach magic can     be seen in the Timok area, all over Eastern Serbia and across its borders. Vlach magic     is a miracle or is miraculous, when looking at how long it has been present, its unique     rituals, beliefs, shamans and spells.     Vlach culture intertwined with pagan customs and interesting rituals, makes the     municipalities in Eastern Serbia mysterious places in modern 21st century Europe,     because the Vlachs are a mostly closed (endogamous) population which do not blend     with people of other nationalities.    
• Object availability:
  free access
• Date:
  2014.04.14
• Type:
  info:eu-repo/semantics/article;
  info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
• Source:
  Eastern European Countryside; Vol. 18 (2012); 61-84;
  Eastern European Countryside; Tom 18 (2012); 61-84;
  1232-8855
• Publisher:
  Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń
• Subject:
  beliefs;
  magic;
  culture;
  Vlachs;
  Serbia
• Identifier: https://apcz.umk.pl/EEC/article/view/v10130-012-0004-9
• Data provider:
  Akademicka Platforma Czasopism
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• Type:
  text