Title The wedding of the dead : ritual, poetics, and popular culture in Transylvania / Gail Kligman

Published Berkeley : University of California Press, ©1988

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 410 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, map Series Studies on the history of society and culture ; [4] Studies on the history of society and culture ; 4 Contents Introduction : beyond Dracula -- Social organization -- Weddings -- Funeral rites -- The wedding of the dead -- Ideology, ritual, and identity -- Afterword -- Appendix A : Din Viaţa Satului (From the life of the village) -- Appendix B : Satul Meu (My village) -- Appendix C : Verşi (The deceased's farewell and prayer for forgiveness) -- Appendix D : Death-wedding laments -- Appendix E : Vrem Pace (We want peace) Analysis Social life Romania Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 377-394) and index Notes English Print version record Subject Rites and ceremonies -- Romania -- Maramureș Folk poetry, Romanian -- Romania -- Maramureș Folk poetry, Romanian Manners and customs Rites and ceremonies SUBJECT Maramureș (Romania) -- Social life and customs Subject Romania -- Maramureș Form Electronic book

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