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BOTËT PARALELE NË BALADA DHE KËNGË POPULLORE
PARALLEL WORLDS IN BALLAD AND FOLK SONG

Contributor(s): Arbnora Dushi (Editor), Lumnije Kadriu (Editor), Thomas A. McKean (Editor), Marjetka Golež Kaučić (Editor), David Atkinson (Editor), Leontina Gega Musa (Editor), Visar Munishi (Editor)
Subject(s): Customs / Folklore, Music, Studies of Literature, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology, Culture and social structure
Published by: Instituti Albanologjik i Prishtinës
Keywords: folk songs; ballads; antrophology; literature; music;
Summary/Abstract: The Kommission für Volksdichtung was founded in 1966, in Freiburg, Germany, to bring together ballad and folk song researchers from around the world for the International Ballad Conference. Since then, at meetings throughout Europe, ballad and song scholars have met to present their work and to learn something of the host country’s traditions. The 45th such conference was held in Prishtina, Kosovo, in 2015. This volume is a proceeding from the conference, with some of the materials published in Albanian and English. It is a collaborative publication of the Institute of Albanology in Prishtina, as the host institution of conference, and the Kommission für Volksdichtung.

  • Page Count: 450
  • Publication Year: 2017
  • Language: English
“A HUMAN IS AN ANIMAL AND AN ANIMAL IS A HUMAN”: TRANSFORMATION FROM HUMAN TO ANIMAL IN SLOVENIAN BALLAD TRADITION

“A HUMAN IS AN ANIMAL AND AN ANIMAL IS A HUMAN”: TRANSFORMATION FROM HUMAN TO ANIMAL IN SLOVENIAN BALLAD TRADITION
(“A HUMAN IS AN ANIMAL AND AN ANIMAL IS A HUMAN”: TRANSFORMATION FROM HUMAN TO ANIMAL IN SLOVENIAN BALLAD TRADITION)

THE OATH BETWEEN TWO WORLDS IN THE ALBANIAN BALLAD OF RESURRECTION

THE OATH BETWEEN TWO WORLDS IN THE ALBANIAN BALLAD OF RESURRECTION
(THE OATH BETWEEN TWO WORLDS IN THE ALBANIAN BALLAD OF RESURRECTION)

SUPERNATURAL ENCOUNTERS AND TRANSFORMATIONS IN TWO MEXICAN FOLK SONGS: THE WEEPING CHRIST STATUE AND THE TRANSFORMATION OF SOUL INTO DOVE

SUPERNATURAL ENCOUNTERS AND TRANSFORMATIONS IN TWO MEXICAN FOLK SONGS: THE WEEPING CHRIST STATUE AND THE TRANSFORMATION OF SOUL INTO DOVE
(SUPERNATURAL ENCOUNTERS AND TRANSFORMATIONS IN TWO MEXICAN FOLK SONGS: THE WEEPING CHRIST STATUE AND THE TRANSFORMATION OF SOUL INTO DOVE)

THE LAD WHO FIGHTS WITH DEATH: BOGDAN DAMIAN ŞI SÂLA SAMODIVA

THE LAD WHO FIGHTS WITH DEATH: BOGDAN DAMIAN ŞI SÂLA SAMODIVA
(THE LAD WHO FIGHTS WITH DEATH: BOGDAN DAMIAN ŞI SÂLA SAMODIVA)

TANA AND MIORITA: PARALLEL MOTIFS IN THE ALBANIAN AND ROMANIAN BALLAD

TANA AND MIORITA: PARALLEL MOTIFS IN THE ALBANIAN AND ROMANIAN BALLAD
(TANA AND MIORITA: PARALLEL MOTIFS IN THE ALBANIAN AND ROMANIAN BALLAD)

ALTERNATIVE REALITIES IN FIRST WORLD WAR SONGS

ALTERNATIVE REALITIES IN FIRST WORLD WAR SONGS
(ALTERNATIVE REALITIES IN FIRST WORLD WAR SONGS)

THE BALLAD, A TRADITIONAL SONG OF CONTEMPORARY PORTUGAL: A SOURCE OF INSPIRATION FOR THE MUSICIANS OF SALAZAR REGIME AND THE “REVOLUTION OF CARNATIONS”

THE BALLAD, A TRADITIONAL SONG OF CONTEMPORARY PORTUGAL: A SOURCE OF INSPIRATION FOR THE MUSICIANS OF SALAZAR REGIME AND THE “REVOLUTION OF CARNATIONS”
(THE BALLAD, A TRADITIONAL SONG OF CONTEMPORARY PORTUGAL: A SOURCE OF INSPIRATION FOR THE MUSICIANS OF SALAZAR REGIME AND THE “REVOLUTION OF CARNATIONS”)

UNDERSTANDING PARALLEL WORLDS: THE MOCKING SONG ABOUT THE KAMNIK BURGHERS

UNDERSTANDING PARALLEL WORLDS: THE MOCKING SONG ABOUT THE KAMNIK BURGHERS
(UNDERSTANDING PARALLEL WORLDS: THE MOCKING SONG ABOUT THE KAMNIK BURGHERS)

PARALLEL WORLDS IN THE ARBËRESH SONG ‘O E BUKURA MORE’ (OH, MY BEAUTIFUL MOREA)

PARALLEL WORLDS IN THE ARBËRESH SONG ‘O E BUKURA MORE’ (OH, MY BEAUTIFUL MOREA)
(PARALLEL WORLDS IN THE ARBËRESH SONG ‘O E BUKURA MORE’ (OH, MY BEAUTIFUL MOREA))

SINGING BACK: THE ROLE OF PARALLEL WORLDS IN CONSTRUCTING THE SELF-IDENTITY OF IRISH TRAVELLERS

SINGING BACK: THE ROLE OF PARALLEL WORLDS IN CONSTRUCTING THE SELF-IDENTITY OF IRISH TRAVELLERS
(SINGING BACK: THE ROLE OF PARALLEL WORLDS IN CONSTRUCTING THE SELF-IDENTITY OF IRISH TRAVELLERS)

AN ALBANIAN HISTORICAL BALLAD AND THE PARALLEL EXISTENCE IN PERFORMANCE

AN ALBANIAN HISTORICAL BALLAD AND THE PARALLEL EXISTENCE IN PERFORMANCE
(AN ALBANIAN HISTORICAL BALLAD AND THE PARALLEL EXISTENCE IN PERFORMANCE)

MELO‐POETIC SYNTHESIS OF “THE SONG OF REXHA”

MELO‐POETIC SYNTHESIS OF “THE SONG OF REXHA”
(MELO‐POETIC SYNTHESIS OF “THE SONG OF REXHA”)

UNAWAKENING FROM THE DREAM OF DEATH: PARALLEL WORLDS OF FOLK TRADITION IN MACUSHLA

UNAWAKENING FROM THE DREAM OF DEATH: PARALLEL WORLDS OF FOLK TRADITION IN MACUSHLA
(UNAWAKENING FROM THE DREAM OF DEATH: PARALLEL WORLDS OF FOLK TRADITION IN MACUSHLA)

PARALLEL WORLDS IN THE SOUTH ALBANIAN BALLADS OF NIZAMS

PARALLEL WORLDS IN THE SOUTH ALBANIAN BALLADS OF NIZAMS
(PARALLEL WORLDS IN THE SOUTH ALBANIAN BALLADS OF NIZAMS)