THE ETHNOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE CUSTOM BECOMING "GREAT FRIENDS" OR "BROTHERS FOR LIFE" REPRESENTATIVE IN REGIONS OF TRANSYLVANIA Cover Image

LA DESCRIPTION ETHNOLOGIQUE DE LA COUTUME DEVENIR « DE GRANDES AMIES » OU « DES FRÈRES POUR LA VIE » DANS DES RÉGIONS REPRÉSENTATIVES DE LA TRANSYLVANIE
THE ETHNOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE CUSTOM BECOMING "GREAT FRIENDS" OR "BROTHERS FOR LIFE" REPRESENTATIVE IN REGIONS OF TRANSYLVANIA

Author(s): Ligia Monica Cristea
Subject(s): Customs / Folklore, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology
Published by: Editura Arhipelag XXI
Keywords: folklore; traditions; Romania; Transylvania; confraternity;

Summary/Abstract: The habit of bosom friends and of surorities is full of meaning. We can see that the contemporary shape of manifestation of surorities and bosom friends decreased considerably. Therefore, the description of the habit cannot tell the various stages where the habit was or it is in the present. The habit has contributed in the past and tries to contribute even nowadays to maintain moral values, values that have been essential for Romanian people along its tumultuous existence.

  • Issue Year: 2018
  • Issue No: 14
  • Page Range: 488-492
  • Page Count: 5
  • Language: French