Church of Cheese Gypsy Ritual in the American Heyday

Name: Church of Cheese Gypsy Ritual in the American Heyday
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ISBN: 9781934848616

ISBN-10: 1934848611

ISBN-13: 9781934848616

Edition: 2010

Authors: Carol Miller

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A disapora spread over five continents, Gypsies conjure the romance of a nomadic life, a nostalgia for a simpler time. We think of dancing Spanish Gypsies or French jazz guitarists or a Romanian king. Gypsies have yet to enter the American public consciousness, yet they have been arriving since the late sixteenth century. Columbus brought several, forcibly transported to the Colonies, and many Americans today may count, unknown, a Gypsy or two among their forebears. A legacy of misfortune and mistrust lives on in Gypsy blood, and glimpses into their lives are rare. A young anthropologist drawn in by a Gypsy matriarch had no idea her life¿s work would be witness to this hidden culture and…

Book details

List price: $15.95
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: GemmaMedia
Publication date: 1/1/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 240
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English




Crazy for Love: Rose's Story



Meeting the Machvaia



Luck



Feeling



The Romany Church, 1967



Food



Katy in Oakland, the Heyday, 1971



Saints and Slavi, Posno and Fridays



Holidays, Parties, and Gifts



A Birthday Party, 1976



Elvis and Travolta



Ghosts, Grief, and Ancestors



Halloween, 1997



Commemoration of Death



Happiness and Weddings



Boria (Daughters-in-Law)



Respect and Purity



Out of Respect, 1970



Krisa and Conciliation



Bibio, Died, February 1999



Leaving the Gypsies: Milano's Story



Balloons at the Fair, 1978



The New Church of Cheese


Conclusion: Po Drom in America


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