Category Archives: Vol. 4 (2017)
КУФАРНАТА ТЪГОВИЯ: ФЕНОМЕН НА ПРЕХОДА ИЛИ ВЪЗСТАНОВЯВАНЕ НА КУЛТУРНА ТРАДИЦИЯ? (THE SUITCASE TRADE: A PHENOMENON OF THE TRANSITION OR A RESTORATION OF CULTURAL TRADITION?)
Abstract: The paper traces the genesis and development of the phenomenon, ,,suitcase trade” among the Roma community from the end of the last century until the present. The majority of fieldwork material is obtained due to the co-operation of the ,,suitcase traders” from … Continue reading
ГРАНИЦИ И ИДЕНТИЧНОСТИ В СЕЛСКИТЕ РАЙОНИ НА ЗАПАДНА ТРАКИЯ ПРЕЗ ПОГЛЕДА НА БЪЛГАРИТЕ (20-те ГОДИНИ НА XX ВЕК). НАПУСКАНЕТО НА РОДИНАТА (BORDERS AND IDENTITIES IN THE RURAL AREAS OF WESTERN THRACE THROUGH THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE BULGARIANS (20s OF THE 20th CENTURY). LEAVING THE BIRTHPLACE)
Abstract: The region known in Bulgarian historiography as Western Thrace is a classic example of an anthropological border during the first half of XX-th century. In 1920 the area was handed over to Greece. The local Bulgarians experienced once again … Continue reading
THE ISSUE OF QUALITY IN WESTERN CHURCH MUSIC
Abstract: The article comprises seven parts: I. This author’s viewpoint on the sad state of affairs of Western Church music. II. 20th century testimonials: times are bad Western for church music. III. Church music must be good art music. IV. … Continue reading
РЕТРО. СПОМЕНИ ОТ ЕДНА СПЕЦИАЛИЗАЦИЯ В САЩ ПРЕЗ 1978 г. (RETRO. MEMORIES OF AN INTERNSHIP IN THE USA IN 1978)
Abstract: The text presents a personal narrative concerning a scientific trip of the Bulgarian folklorist Radost Ivanova to the USA during the Cold War in 1978. The author presents her meetings with leading American folklorists such as Richard Dorson, Alan … Continue reading