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Polish-American folklore Deborah Anders Silverman
Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Closed Stacks GR111.P65 S55 2000
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Silverman, Deborah Anders, 1954-
- Series:
- Folklore and society
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Polish Americans--Social life and customs.
- Polish Americans.
- Polish Americans--Ethnic identity.
- Polish Americans--Folklore.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 236 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Urbana : University of Illinois Press, c2000.
- 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 (p. [185]-228) and index.
- Local Notes:
- The Balch Institute Library and Archives
- ISBN:
- 0252025695 (cloth : alk. paper)
- OCLC:
- 42454146
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