The Transformation of Pig Slaughter Practices in Sáromberke/Dumbrăvioara (Mureş/Maros County) Cover Image

A disznóölés gyakorlatának átalakulása a Maros megyei Sáromberkén
The Transformation of Pig Slaughter Practices in Sáromberke/Dumbrăvioara (Mureş/Maros County)

Author(s): András Vajda
Subject(s): Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology
Published by: Korunk Baráti Társaság
Keywords: changing rurality; adaptation; pig slaughter

Summary/Abstract: This study presents a diachronic analysis of the practices of pig slaughter in Sáromberke/Dumbrăvioara (Mureş/Maros County) and the related traditions. The author seeks to identify the traditions associated with pig slaughter along with the economic and social causes that led to their transformations, while also paying attention to the wider context of these practices.

  • Issue Year: 2020
  • Issue No: 04
  • Page Range: 38-53
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Hungarian