Download or read book The Customs and Legends of Albania written by Salle (general.) and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Dictionary of Albanian Religion Mythology and Folk Culture written by Robert Elsie and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In some senses, Albania is a living museum of the past. Originally a small herding community in the most inaccessible reaches of the Balkans, the presence of Albanians in southeastern Europe has been documented for over a thousand years. Albanian traditional folk culture, which evolved over centuries of relative isolation, is surprisingly rich. Yet despite recent events this culture remains little known to the Western world. Due to the lasting effects of a half century of Stalinist dictatorship, very few individuals even in Albania know much about their own popular traditions. The Dictionary of Albanian Religion, Mythology, and Folk Culture makes available for the first time a wealth of knowledge about Albanian popular belief and folk customs. Alphabetical entries shed light on blood feuding, figures of Albanian mythology, religious beliefs, communities, and sects, calendar feasts and rituals, and popular superstitions, as well as birth, marriage, and funeral customs, and sexual mores. This unique volume will stand as the standard reference work on the subject for years to come.
Download or read book Northern Albanian Folk Tales Myths and Legends written by Arti Malaj and published by Homestead Albania Prints. This book was released on 2022-04-30 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Generations of Northern Albanian are known as great story tellers. They shared many folk tales, myths, and legends with their descendants. The collected short stories include mysterious legends of lost treasures, mystical tales of mountain fairies, superhuman powers, century-old witches, blood feuds, and more written by a twelfth-generation Albanian. The lands described in the stories are still visible today, and locals share a sense of wonder and respect the mysteries that hide beneath. Northern Albania is a true treasure of raw natural beauty and a hidden gem in Southeastern Europe.
Download or read book Albanian Identities written by Stephanie Schwandner-Sievers and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The contributors to this study critically de-construct Albanian myths and offer insights into Albanian history and politics. They conclude with contemporary Albanian critiques of the origins and functions of Albanian politics and ideologies.
Download or read book Albanian Folktales and Legends written by Robert Elsie and published by Peja, Kosovo : Dukagjini. This book was released on 2001 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Living Age written by and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 820 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book High Albania and Its Customs in 1908 written by Mary Edith Durham and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Readers Guide to Periodical Literature written by and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 710 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Myths and Mythical Spaces written by Claudia Lichnofsky and published by V&R unipress GmbH. This book was released on 2017-12-04 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume addresses textbooks written in the Albanian language and in use in Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia and Serbia. Political myths and mythical spaces play a key role in shaping processes of identity-building, concepts of ‘self’ and ‘other’, and ideas pertaining to the location of the self and nation within a post-conflict context. The Albanian case is particularly interesting because the majority of Albanians live outside the borders of Albania, despite the existence of the nation-state, which gives rise to fascinating complexities regarding the shaping of national identities and myths surrounding concepts of ‘self’ and ‘other’. What textbooks teach is always of political interest, as they represent society’s intentions for its next generation. This renders identity-building processes via textbooks in this context a particularly fascinating topic for research, here examined through the lens of myths and mythical spaces.
Download or read book High Albania and Its Customs in 1908 written by Durham, Mary Edith Durham and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Land of the Eagle written by Dominic Butler and published by . This book was released on 2022-11-28 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enter the Land of the Eagle! Discover the fascinating legends and heroes of Albania in this comprehensive collection of timeless tales. In these pages are stories that were shrouded in mystery for generations, only told in person and never written down. Now you too can follow the adventures of the mighty Mujo and his brave band of agas; join the never-ending battle between the holy dragon-men and the monstrous nine-headed kulshedra; and journey to the Moving Mountains to face hungry giants, and shape-shifting shtrigas. In The Land of the Eagle: Albanian Mythology, you will dive into a previously unexplored pantheon of gods and creatures, but find familiar themes of honour, courage, love, and the eternal dichotomy of good versus evil.
Download or read book Historical Dictionary of Albania written by Robert Elsie and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2010-03-19 with total page 663 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Albania is not well known by outsiders; it was deliberately closed to the outside world during the communist era. Now it has thankfully become free again, its borders are open and it can be visited, and it is increasingly integrating with the rest of Europe and beyond. Unfortunately, Albania has had its share of problems in the post-communist era; it's a land of destitution and despair, thanks in part to the Albanian mafia, which has turned the country into one of blood-feuds, kalashnikovs, and eternal crises. Yet, Albania is, in essence, a European nation like any other and will soon, it is to be hoped, advance and take its proper place in Europe and the world. The second edition of the Historical Dictionary of Albania relates the history of this little-known country through a detailed chronology, an introduction, a bibliography, appendixes, and over 700 cross-referenced dictionary entries on significant persons, places, and events; institutions and organizations; and political, economic, social, cultural, and religious facets.
Download or read book The Discovery of Albania written by Johann George von Hahn and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2015-05-12 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Johann Georg von Hahn - a nineteenth-century Austrian diplomat and explorer - is generally considered to be the founder of Albanian Studies as a scholarly discipline. It was he who first studied the Balkan country and its people, and who brought them to the attention of the academic world. Despite this acclaim, his work has not been widely available in English until now. In this volume, Robert Elsie has translated Hahn's most important works relating to his travels and studies in Albania during the mid-nineteenth century. Hahn's interests were broad, but he was especially interested in the tribes of Albania and Kosovo and made several ethnographic studies of the cultures and traditions of the tribes he encountered on his travels - including the Kelmendi, Hoti and Kastrati tribes. This volume will be invaluable readers for scholars of Balkan history and anthropology.
Download or read book The Tribes of Albania written by Robert Elsie and published by I. B. Tauris. This book was released on 2019-02-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Northern Albania and Montenegro are the only regions in Europe to have retained a true tribal society up to the mid-twentieth century. This book provides the first scholarly investigation of this tribal society, a pioneer work that offers a detailed survey of all the major Albanian-speaking tribes in Albania, Montenegro and Kosovo. Robert Elsie provides comprehensive material on the 69 different tribes, including data on their locations, religious affiliations, tribal structures and relations, population statistics, tribal folklore, legends and history. Also included are excerpts from the works of prominent nineteenth and early-twentieth century writers, such as Edith Durham and Johann Georg von Hahn, who travelled through the tribal regions, as well as short biographies on prominent figures linked to the tribes. As the first book of its kind, The Tribes of Albania will be of interest to scholars and students of the Balkans, of southeastern European anthropology, ethnography and history."-- WorldCat.
Download or read book Catalog of Folklore and Folk Songs written by Cleveland Public Library. John G. White Department and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page 738 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book High Albania and Its Customs in 1908 Classic Reprint written by Mary Edith Durham and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-27 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from High Albania and Its Customs in 1908 I visited in all some twenty-four tribes, and in many was lucky enough to get a detailed account of the tribe's origin. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book High Albania written by Mary Edith Durham and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
