The Wedding of the Dead: Ritual, Poetics, and Popular Culture in Transylvania (Studies on the History of Society and Culture)

Introduction : Beyond Dracula -- Social Organization -- Weddings -- Funeral Rites -- The Wedding Of The Dead -- Ideology, Ritual, And Identity -- Afterword -- Appendix A : Din Viaţa Satului (from The Life Of The Village) -- Appendix B : Satul Meu (my Village) -- Appendix C : Verşi (the Deceased's Farewell And Prayer For Forgiveness) -- Appendix D : Death-wedding Laments -- Appendix E : Vrem Pace (we Want Peace). Gail Kligman. Includes Index. Bibliography: P. 377-394. Frontmatter Acknowledgments (page ix) Notes on the Maramureş Dialect (page xi) Notes on the Ritual Poetry (page xiii) Introduction: Beyond Dracula (page 1) 1. Social Organization (page 25) 2. Weddings (page 74) 3. Funeral Rites (page 150) 4. The Wedding of the Dead (page 215) 5. Ideology, Ritual, and Identity (page 249) Afterword (page 283) Appendix A: Din Viaţa Satului (From the Life of the Village) (page 285) Appendix B: Satul Meu (My Village) (page 290) Appendix C: Verşi (The Deceased's Farewell and Prayer for Forgiveness) (page 291) Appendix D: Death-Wedding Laments (page 300) Appendix E: Vrem Pace (We Want Peace) (page 315) Notes (page 317) Glossary (page 371) References (page 377) Index (page 395) This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Presss mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1988.