The making of the Gypsies: invention of traditions

Authors

  • Jelena Čvorović The Institute of Ethnography SASA, Belgrade, Serbia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21301/eap.v1i1.3

Keywords:

traditions, Serbian Gypsies, ethnic identity

Abstract

This pa­per at­tempts to as­sess the di­lem­ma ra­i­sed by anthro­po­lo­gi­cal di­sco­ur­se abo­ut the in­ven­tion of tra­di­ti­ons. In­ven­ted tra­di­ti­ons are im­por­tant symptoms and hen­ce in­di­ca­tors of pro­blems which might not ot­her­wi­se be re­cog­ni­zed, and cer­tain de­ve­lop­ments which are dif­fi­cult to iden­tify and da­te. The Ser­bian Ro­ma are se­lec­ted to il­lu­stra­te this phe­no­me­non.

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2006-05-22

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Čvorović, Jelena. 2006. “The Making of the Gypsies: Invention of Traditions”. Etnoantropološki Problemi Issues in Ethnology and Anthropology 1 (1):47-59. https://doi.org/10.21301/eap.v1i1.3.

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Vol. 1 No. 1 (2006): Issues in Ethnology and Anthropology

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