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Gypsy World The Silence of the Living and the Voices of the Dead
by Williams, Patrick, Tihanyi, Catherine
Product details
- ISBN-13: 9780226899299
- ISBN: 0226899292
- Publication Date: 2003
- Publisher: University of Chicago Press
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SUMMARY
When a close relative dies, the Gypsies of Central France, the Maneus, do not speak of their dead, they burn or discard the deceased's belongings and refrain from eating the dead person's favourite foods. Williams argues that these customs are at the center of how Maneus see the world and their place in it.Williams, Patrick is the author of 'Gypsy World The Silence of the Living and the Voices of the Dead', published 2003 under ISBN 9780226899299 and ISBN 0226899292.
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