IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/bjz/ajisjr/1139.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Ballad of Masonry in the Castle and Bridge as an Ethno-Cultural Differentiation between Ghegs and Tosks in Albania

Author

Listed:
  • Panajot Barka

Abstract

The Speech takes for comparison two essential elements on which the muring ballad is based, in an environment with geographic and cultural heritage proximity, the “Bridge of Arta†and “Rozafa Castle†. It aims at highlighting the meaning of symbolism in the ethno-cultural identification of respective communities. The comparative method is used in the field of folk creativity, sociology and anthropology. The bridge is treated as a symbol of passing, of relationship, of the possibility of integration. The castle as a protective means, but also as a means of separation and isolation. Conclusions: In the case of the Bridge, identity appears as an organic gestation of the autochthonous tradition with the newly created one, - a product of the opening and a result of various influences. The castle evidences the social organization based on tribes and the ethno-cultural identity as a vertical line that reproduces the autochthonous tradition at every level.

Suggested Citation

  • Panajot Barka, 2015. "Ballad of Masonry in the Castle and Bridge as an Ethno-Cultural Differentiation between Ghegs and Tosks in Albania," Academic Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies, Richtmann Publishing Ltd, vol. 4, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:bjz:ajisjr:1139
    DOI: 10.5901/ajis.2015.v4n2p287
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://www.richtmann.org/journal/index.php/ajis/article/view/7169
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://www.richtmann.org/journal/index.php/ajis/article/view/7169/6871
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://libkey.io/10.5901/ajis.2015.v4n2p287?utm_source=ideas
    LibKey link: if access is restricted and if your library uses this service, LibKey will redirect you to where you can use your library subscription to access this item
    ---><---

    More about this item

    Statistics

    Access and download statistics

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:bjz:ajisjr:1139. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    We have no bibliographic references for this item. You can help adding them by using this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Richtmann Publishing Ltd (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://www.richtmann.org/journal/index.php/ajis .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.