Polish-American folklore / Deborah Anders Silverman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Silverman, Deborah Anders, 1954-

Series:

Folklore and society

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Polish Americans--Folklore.

Polish Americans.

Polish Americans--Social life and customs.

Polish Americans--Ethnic identity.

Folklore.

Physical Description:

xii, 236 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2000]

Contents:

Life in the old country and the mass migration to America

"The old neighborhood isn't the same any more" : the evolution of Polish-American ethnicity

Polish-American Easter celebrations

The Christmas cycle and minor holidays

Rites of passage : births and deaths in Polish-American communities

Faith, love, and community : the Wesele (Wedding) in Polonia

Spinning tales, weaving the fabric of identity : Polish-American narratives

"Guardian angel, stay by my side": folk religion in polonia

The garden of healing : Polish-American folk medicine

Polish folk songs : seeds of a new musical style

An American original : the polka

Reinventing the reel : Polish folk dances in Polonia

Games people play : folk arts, crafts and recreation

Pierogi, kielbasa, and other symbols of ethnicity : Polish- American foodways

Anchors and passports to polishness : public folklore in Polonia.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [185]-228) and index.

ISBN:

0252025695

OCLC:

42454146