Book

Text and context: folksong in a Bosnian Muslim village

Slavica Publishers • Columbus, Ohio • Published In 1983 • Pages:

By: Lockwood, Yvonne R..

Abstract

This study, undertaken in 1966-1968, is an attempt to understand the function and role of songs and their relationship to the social structure of a Bosnian Muslim village (Planinica). The song texts document, in part, a world view and way of life in the past (p. 7). Songs were recorded by Lockwood by means of a tape recorder or on paper, and further supplemented by interviews with informants, especially in regard to their attitudes, values, and sense of aesthetics concerning the singers, songs, and performances. Lockwood discusses the subject content of the various types of songs, presenting in the process numerous representative examples of each type (e.g., songs of courtship, work songs, lullabies, etc.). Although the fieldwork was conducted in Planinica, comparative song data from other neighboring villages in the region have been compiled in this work in Appendix II, pp. 169-198. The musical transcriptions of various songs appearing in the text will be found in Appendix III, pp. 201-220.

HRAF PubDate

1997

Region

Europe

Sub Region

Southeastern Europe

Document Type

Book

Evaluation

Creator Type

Ethnologist

Document Rating

5: Excellent Primary Data

Analyst

John Beierle ; 1996

Field Date

1966-1968

Coverage Date

1966-1968

Coverage Place

Planinica village, Skoplje Polje region, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Notes

Yvonne R. Lockwood

Includes bibliographical references (p. 93-98)

LCCN

85108317

LCSH

Bosnians