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- Title
SPIRITUAL KINSHIP ON THE ISLAND OF LASTOVO IN THE NINETEENTH AND TWENTIETH CENTURY.
- Authors
RAŠICA, MARKO; MARKS, LJILJANA
- Abstract
Over the past centuries, the island of Lastovo was a closed and isolated community in which the institution of godparenthood played a cohesive role. Based on the fieldwork conducted in September 2015, this article investigates and analyses spiritual kinship on the island of Lastovo in the nineteenth and twentieth century in terms of the choice of godparent, confirmation sponsor and marriage witness as well as the role of godparenthood in everyday life. The analysis reveals that lower natality, pursuit of education outside the island and depopulation had a greater impact on the centuries-old type of the institution of godparenthood and the social role of godparents than the island's isolation due to the permanently stationed military troops.
- Subjects
KINSHIP; BAPTISM -- History; HISTORY
- Publication
Dubrovnik Annals, 2017, Issue 21, p139
- ISSN
1331-3878
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.21857/yq32ohqoq9