Ostatni papieros i tytoniowa wróżba, czyli kilka uwag o folklorze palaczy
Last Cigarette and Tobacco Fortune Telling, or a Few Comments about the Smokers’ Folklore
Author(s): Agnieszka Gołębiowska-SuchorskaSubject(s): Anthropology, Social Sciences, Customs / Folklore
Published by: Towarzystwo Naukowe KUL & Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
Keywords: smokers’ folklore; prohibitions; jokes; defense strategies
Summary/Abstract: This article aims to present the results of research on the attitude to smoking reflected in the folklore of modern smokers. Research material included data collected by the interview method in 2017-2019 in Bydgoszcz and nearby cities.Thematic scope of the results presented in this article has been narrowed down to smokers’ knowledge (currently or in the past) of small verbal forms (sayings, prohibitions, jokes) regarding cancer, superstitions, prophecies and electronic cigarettes. There were identified smokers’ defense strategies against cancer threats, including humor, perversity, idealization.
Journal: Roczniki Humanistyczne
- Issue Year: 68/2020
- Issue No: 7
- Page Range: 85-99
- Page Count: 15
- Language: Polish