Death in the Albanian Culture
Death in the Albanian Culture
Author(s): Stefan ÇapalikuContributor(s): Agnesë Haklaj (Translator)
Subject(s): Customs / Folklore, Albanian Literature, Sociology of Culture
Published by: Bard Books
Keywords: death; weeping; mourning; cemetery; cross; god;
Summary/Abstract: This study analyzes and describes death, as well as features and rituals of mourning. The author begins with a general discussion about death, then focuses only on death in Albanian culture, to then move on to examples from literary works and from local civic life, to stop at the city cemeteries.
Journal: SYMBOL
- Issue Year: 2022
- Issue No: 27
- Page Range: 61-75
- Page Count: 15
- Language: English
