Women's Role in Preserving Lament Songs in the Villages of Gjirokastër, Albania
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5091997 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Grijda Spiri (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 52 |
| Pages | 147-167 |
| Publication date | 2020-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Yearbook for Traditional Music (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0740-1558 • E-ISSN: 2304-3857 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/ytm.2020.6 |
| OpenAlex | W3096868582 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 24 |
Vajtim," mourning, is an expression of women's grief and cannot be counted in months or years: it is a continued expression of the inner world that for many women can take decades. In this paper, I examine how women have carried and preserved the lament songs of the Southern Albania region from generation to generation. Field research in my hometown, Gjirokastër, reveals how the laments songs are connected from mother to daughter within the families. Using descriptions of lamenting rituals, personal interviews with mourners, and analysis of lyrics and field recordings, I demonstrate how women continue this tradition through generations
Ancient history · Art · Daughter · Grief · Lament · Literature · Lyrics · Political science · Sociology · Balkans: History, Politics, Society · Diverse Musicological Studies · Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies · Gender Studies · History · Law · Psychology
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