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The Wallachian Gold-Washers
Unlocking the Golden Past of the Rudari Woodworkers
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Brill | Schöningh Unsere-Artikel-Nr.: LLLZ5P6
EAN: 9783506790385
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Beschreibung
This is the first monograph on the history of the Rudari people of Romania and the first mapping of their settlements. The Rudari are a population which has traditionally inhabited the Balkan area and much of Central Europe. Many of them do not know the Romani language but speak Romanian dialects and today make a living out of carving wooden household items, although their Slavic name alludes to mining. Indeed, the Rudari were for centuries gold-prospectors and gold-washers working for the Crown of Wallachia and were administrated as slaves by a monastery situated on the auriferous Olt river. The authors have reconstructed the fascinating history of this ethnic group for a period of 500 years until the 19th century when gold-panning went in decline due to the exhaustion of the reserves of alluvial gold.
Spezifikationen
Sprache
- Englisch
Autor
- Julieta Rotaru
- David Gaunt
Thema
- Ethnografie: Sozial- & Kulturanthropologie
Kollektion
- Roma History and Culture
Auflage
- 1
Erscheinungsjahr
- 2023
Erscheinungsland
- Deutschland
Format
- Buch (Hardcover)
Anzahl Seiten
- 340