Original scientific paper

Girlhood And Premarital Life In Traditional Culture Of The Dalmatian Hinterland

Ivana Odža ; Osnovna škola Antuna Mihanovića Petropoljskog, 22320 Drniš

Abstract

The paper analyses examples from oral literary forms and traditional culture in general, which refer to woman´s young age and premarital life in the Dalmatian hinterland. Central concept is the one of female body. The examples prove the existence of traditional cultural influences on the lives of girls/women, which is based on the patriarchal order. Traditional culture in some of its segments shows certain flexibility of the traditional system by giving women the possibility to choose. This can be recognized in more recent oral literature and in some forms of premarital life.

Keywords

woman from the Dalmatian hinterland; traditional culture; patriarchal society; female body; young age; premarital life

Hrčak ID:

185672

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/185672

Publication date:

8.8.2017.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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