Tanac u pokladama Punta kao obredu prijelaza
Tanac in the Carnival in Punat as a Rite of Passage

Summary/Abstract: Initiation and its social dimensions seem to be an important constituent of Carnival customs in Punat on the island of Krk. Interpreting these customs with the aid of the theory of the rite of passage, first expounded by Arnold van Gennep, the author perceives an unusually big energy input both by the individuals and the community. As dance has a noticeable place in Carnival customs they are also studied as a dance event. The emphasis in the interpretation of the dance event moves forward from a general world view of the event to the study of the kinemic level of the dance, using the model proposed by A. F. Snyder. By its features, the dance tanac occupies a special place in the dance event.

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