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Integrating vivid photographs, firsthand observations, and interviews against a rich backdrop of ethnic practices and traditions, Deborah Anders Silverman explores how Polish Americans are creatively adapting the rural peasant folklore of the old country to life in multicultural, urban America.
Silverman surveys rituals of courtship, marriage, coming of age, and funerals, also noting those customs that have been rediscovered after falling into disuse. She follows the trail of folk stories and delves into folk music and dance, particularly the polka, providing a detailed discussion of texts, contexts, and performance practices. She also describes birthing practices, home remedies, superstitions, folk blessings, and miracle cures. In addition, she offers a wealth of information on foodways and on the origins and celebration of holy days, from Christmas Eve vigils to the Dyngus Day festivals of the Easter season.
Polish-American Folklore reveals a community that preserves distinctive traditions even though geographically dispersed in a new homeland. Polish Americans retain ties to their ethnicity though ethnic media, social clubs, churches, group events, and the Internet. This "Polonia without walls" is united by a resilient, dynamic, family-oriented culture that attracts not only Polish immigrants and their descendants but also newcomers from other ethnic and racial groups.By including first-person commentary from a wide range of Polish-American individuals and families, from first-generation immigrants to non-Polish in-laws who embrace Polish foods, music, and traditions, Silverman brings to life a thriving ethnic subculture that values equally its Polish roots and its Americanharvest.
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- Title Polish-American Folklore
- Author Deborah Silverman
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition 1st edition.
- Pages 272
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher University of Illinois Press, Urbana and Chicago
- Date May 9, 2000
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780252025693 / 0252025695
- Weight 1.1 lbs (0.50 kg)
- Dimensions 9.1 x 6.2 x 1 in (23.11 x 15.75 x 2.54 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Polish Americans - Social life and customs, Polish Americans - Folklore
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 99006985
- Dewey Decimal Code 398.089
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