FUNERAL CUSTOMS IN THE BORDER AREA – LUKOVO CASE STUDY Cover Image

ПОГРЕБНИТЕ ОБИЧАИ ВО ПОГРАНИЧНИОТ ПРОСТОР – СТУДИЈА НА СЛУЧАЈ ЛУКОВО
FUNERAL CUSTOMS IN THE BORDER AREA – LUKOVO CASE STUDY

Author(s): Ružica Cacanovska
Subject(s): Literary Texts, Essay|Book Review |Scientific Life
Published by: Институт за македонска литература
Keywords: cemeteries; funeral practices; religious customs; border ; case study

Summary/Abstract: The subject matter of this paper are the funeral practices of the inhabitants of Lukovo. Lukovo is located immediately next to the border with the Republic of Macedonia, and its population is Eastern Orthodox Christian. The analysis and the representation of the defined subject matter was made by funding a database composed of secondary source data, collected from the archival and ethnological materials, e-research of the available electronic bases and blogs, as well as data collected by using semi-structured interview (face to face, telephone and e-mail). This analysis points out the major moments significant for the practicing of the funeral customs in Lukovo.

  • Issue Year: 2016
  • Issue No: 67
  • Page Range: 189-203
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: English, Macedonian