The tribes of Albania : history, society and culture / by Robert Elsie.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Elsie, Robert, 1950-2017, author.

Series:

Library of Balkan studies ; 1.

Library of Balkan Studies ; 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ethnology--Albania.

Ethnology.

Tribes--Albania--History.

Tribes.

Tribes--Albania--Social conditions.

Tribes--Albania--Social life and customs.

Tribes--Albania.

Albania--Civilization.

Albania.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (294 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

London : I.B. Tauris, 2015.

Summary:

"Northern Albania and Montenegro are the only regions in Europe to have retained a true tribal society up to the mid-twentieth century. This book provides the first scholarly investigation of this tribal society, a pioneer work that offers a detailed survey of all the major Albanian-speaking tribes in Albania, Montenegro and Kosovo. Robert Elsie provides comprehensive material on the 69 different tribes, including data on their locations, religious affiliations, tribal structures and relations, population statistics, tribal folklore, legends and history. Also included are excerpts from the works of prominent nineteenth and early-twentieth century writers, such as Edith Durham and Johann Georg von Hahn, who travelled through the tribal regions, as well as short biographies on prominent figures linked to the tribes. As the first book of its kind, The Tribes of Albania will be of interest to scholars and students of the Balkans, of southeastern European anthropology, ethnography and history."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Contents:

Introduction

Editorial note

The Tribes of the Northern Albanian Alps (Malësia e Madhe)

The Tribes of the Pulat Region

The Tribes of the Dukagjin Region

The Tribes of the Gjakova Highlands (Malësia e Gjakovës)

The Tribes of the Puka Region

The Tribes of the Lezha Highlands (Malësia e Lezhës)

The Tribes of the Kruja Highlands (Malësia e Krujës)

The Tribes of Mirdita

The Tribes of the Mat Region

The Tribes of the Upper Drin Basin

Minor Tribes

Glossary

Bibliography.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9780755621767

075562176X

9780857739322

0857739328

9780857725868

0857725866

OCLC:

949885098