Review article
Moreška in the Context of the Mediterranean and Oriental World
Aleksandar Lopašić
; University of Reading, United Kingdom
Abstract
Folklore of many Mediterranean societies has been influenced by long¬standing Christian-Muslim contact and conflict. One of the results of this contacts is the well-known sword-dance and play called Moreška. The Autor deals with the Moreška play as a part of a complex spreading across the Mediterranean and recorded for the first time in Lérida in Spain in 1150. Once also well-known in S-Croatia, it is performed on the island of Korčula until the present day. Moreška is also discussed as a part of the Folklore of Dalmatia and of the Mediterranean in general and considered as a part of the long and changeable history of Dalmatia and as such of the Mediterranean world and culture.
Keywords
sword-dance moreška; folklor; Mediterranean; Orient
Hrčak ID:
59867
URI
Publication date:
25.3.1999.
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