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For Prespa Albanians, both at home in Macedonia and in the diaspora, the most significant events of any year are wedding ceremonies. This account of Prespa weddings combines photographs, song texts and recordings of the wedding music, demonstrating the importance of singing within Prespa society.

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List of Illustrations Musical Excerpts on Compact Disc Note on Textual and Musical Transcriptions Pronunciation Guide Acknowledgments 1: Approaching Prespa Singing 2: Singing as a Social Activity 3: Singing as a Gendered Activity 4: The "Order" of Weddings 5: The Prespa "System" 6: Singing and the Discourse of Honor 7: Singing as the Practice of Patriarchy 8: Emergent Subjectivities Glossary Notes Bibliography Discography Index

Engendering Song Singing Subjectivity at Prespa

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    Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
    Publication Date: 10/27/1997 12:00:00 AM
    ISBN13: 9780226779720, 978-0226779720
    ISBN10: 0226779726
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    Traditional and folk music Home & Garden Weddings, wedding planners Sociology

    Description

    Book Synopsis
    For Prespa Albanians, both at home in Macedonia and in the diaspora, the most significant events of any year are wedding ceremonies. This account of Prespa weddings combines photographs, song texts and recordings of the wedding music, demonstrating the importance of singing within Prespa society.

    Table of Contents
    List of Illustrations Musical Excerpts on Compact Disc Note on Textual and Musical Transcriptions Pronunciation Guide Acknowledgments 1: Approaching Prespa Singing 2: Singing as a Social Activity 3: Singing as a Gendered Activity 4: The "Order" of Weddings 5: The Prespa "System" 6: Singing and the Discourse of Honor 7: Singing as the Practice of Patriarchy 8: Emergent Subjectivities Glossary Notes Bibliography Discography Index

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