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An Old World tradition helps to preserve ethnic heritage and values among Serbian-Americans
World & I • 4 (6) • Published In 1989 • Pages: 680-689
By: Simić, Andrei.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This article presents a brief discussion of the historical background and performance of the uniquely Serbian institution known as the SLAVA or 'baptismal glorification', as it is practiced by Serbian Americans in the United States. Details of the SLAVA involve the preliminary preparation of foods and drink, associated religious rituals, and social aspects involving music and dancing. Throughout the text Simic stresses the significance of the SLAVA in perpetuating Serbian cultural values and ethnicity.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Sociocultural trends
- Ethos
- Cultural identity and pride
- Food preparation
- Diet
- Organized ceremonial
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Serbian Americans
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 1997
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- North America
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Regional, Ethnic and Diaspora Cultures
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- John Beierle ; 1996
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- no date
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- not specified
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- by Andrei Simic
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 689)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 86643308
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Serbian Americans