Projekt etnograficzny: Mapa Obrzędowa Górnego Śląska
An ethnographic project: Map of the Rites of the Upper Silesia
Author(s): Robert Garstka, Aleksander LyskoSubject(s): Anthropology, Social Sciences
Published by: Polskie Towarzystwo Ludoznawcze
Keywords: annual rites;map;custom;field research;photographic documentation;Upper Silesia
Summary/Abstract: This text presents the assumptions and effects of the ethnographic research project Map of the Rites of Upper Silesia, carried out by the Regional Institute of Culture in Katowice (currently the Institute of Polish Thought). The article contains information about a virtual map with over 370 entries illustrating the rituals and customs practised in the historical Upper Silesia region. The text also mentions the characteristics, specificity and relevance of the research undertaken and its results. The text ends with a description of several unique cultural practices recorded in the research (so far known mainly in local communities) and an example of the transformation of the course of Corpus Christi celebrations in the times of the pandemic.
Journal: Łódzkie Studia Etnograficzne
- Issue Year: 60/2021
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 311-325
- Page Count: 15
- Language: Polish