Sworn Virgins of the Balkan Highlands
Zaprisežene Device v Balkanskem Visokogorju
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Once widely spread in the Dinaric Mountains part of the
Balkan Peninsula swearing to virginity was a social and
cultural custom recorded among all groups inhabiting the
area. In the absence of a capable adult man in the household,
a daughter would take over his social role by ‘becoming’ a
man. The standard explanation is that the function of this
practice is enabling the continuation of the household’s
economic, social, and religious activities. We argue that this
explanation fails. A better explanation is that, because the lack
of a particular kind of a man (competent and honourable)
was perceived as a shame in these societies, the primary
reason for swearing to virginity was saving family honour.
Včasih široko razširjena prisega nedolžnosti v Dinarskem
gorovju na Balkanskem polotoku je bila družbeni in kulturni
ritual, dokumentiran med vsemi skupinami na tem območju.
Po tem ritualu naj bi hči, če v družinskem gospodarstvu ni
bilo sposobnega odraslega moškega, prevzela njegovo družbeno
vlogo, tako da je 'postala' moški. Po standardni razlagi je
funkcija te prakse omogočiti nadaljevanje gospodarskih,
socialnih in verskih dejavnosti gospodinjstva. Avtorja menita,
da ta razlaga ni ustrezna. Po njunih ugotovitvah pa je glavni
razlog za prisego nedolžnosti reševanje družinske časti, saj
je odsotnost posebne vrste moškega (sposobnega in častnega)
v teh skupnostih sprejeta kot sramota
Кључне речи:
honour / social anomaly / sworn virgins / traditional ritual / Western Balkans / čast / družbena anomalija / zaprisežene device / tradicionalni rituali / Zahodni BalkanИзвор:
Traditiones, 2021, 50, 3, 113-130Издавач:
- Institute of Slovenian Ethnology
- Institute of Ethnomusicology,Slovenia
- The Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts
Институција/група
Etnologija i antropologija / Ethnology and AnthropologyTY - JOUR AU - Brujić, Marija AU - Krstić, Vladimir PY - 2021 UR - http://reff.f.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/4377 AB - Once widely spread in the Dinaric Mountains part of the Balkan Peninsula swearing to virginity was a social and cultural custom recorded among all groups inhabiting the area. In the absence of a capable adult man in the household, a daughter would take over his social role by ‘becoming’ a man. The standard explanation is that the function of this practice is enabling the continuation of the household’s economic, social, and religious activities. We argue that this explanation fails. A better explanation is that, because the lack of a particular kind of a man (competent and honourable) was perceived as a shame in these societies, the primary reason for swearing to virginity was saving family honour. AB - Včasih široko razširjena prisega nedolžnosti v Dinarskem gorovju na Balkanskem polotoku je bila družbeni in kulturni ritual, dokumentiran med vsemi skupinami na tem območju. Po tem ritualu naj bi hči, če v družinskem gospodarstvu ni bilo sposobnega odraslega moškega, prevzela njegovo družbeno vlogo, tako da je 'postala' moški. Po standardni razlagi je funkcija te prakse omogočiti nadaljevanje gospodarskih, socialnih in verskih dejavnosti gospodinjstva. Avtorja menita, da ta razlaga ni ustrezna. Po njunih ugotovitvah pa je glavni razlog za prisego nedolžnosti reševanje družinske časti, saj je odsotnost posebne vrste moškega (sposobnega in častnega) v teh skupnostih sprejeta kot sramota PB - Institute of Slovenian Ethnology PB - Institute of Ethnomusicology,Slovenia PB - The Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts T2 - Traditiones T1 - Sworn Virgins of the Balkan Highlands T1 - Zaprisežene Device v Balkanskem Visokogorju EP - 130 IS - 3 SP - 113 VL - 50 DO - 10.3986/Traditio2021500306 ER -
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Brujić, M.,& Krstić, V.. (2021). Sworn Virgins of the Balkan Highlands. in Traditiones Institute of Slovenian Ethnology., 50(3), 113-130. https://doi.org/10.3986/Traditio2021500306
Brujić M, Krstić V. Sworn Virgins of the Balkan Highlands. in Traditiones. 2021;50(3):113-130. doi:10.3986/Traditio2021500306 .
Brujić, Marija, Krstić, Vladimir, "Sworn Virgins of the Balkan Highlands" in Traditiones, 50, no. 3 (2021):113-130, https://doi.org/10.3986/Traditio2021500306 . .