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- Title
Macedonian Riddles.
- Authors
Kramer, Christina E.; Schallert, Joseph
- Abstract
The article discusses Macedonian riddles. Particular focus is given to the themes and structures of a collection of riddles found in the archives of the Macedonian Academy of Sciences, which was collected during the 1940s. Topics of the riddles include animals, body parts, clothing, food, plants, tools, and time. According to the authors, riddles preserve the material culture and everyday rituals of the period in which they were developed and collected. Details on riddle sessions and the idea of riddles as a living culture are also presented.
- Subjects
NORTH Macedonia; RIDDLES; MACEDONIAN language; MATERIAL culture; MACEDONIAN wit &; humor; SOCIAL history
- Publication
Balkanistica, 2012, Vol 25, Issue 2, p73
- ISSN
0360-2206
- Publication type
Article