« O abjáv kaj sas maškár aménde phaṟadà e dušmania ». Généalogie d’un mariage

The outcome of an inquiry into a family saga, this article discusses gender relations in a Roma community in eastern Romania. Focusing on the events and negotiations that lead to the establishing of a marriage, I show how the apparent male domination is nuanced by the sometimes victorious struggles...

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Main Author: Grégoire Cousin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: National Museum of the Romanian Peasant 2020-11-01
Series:Martor
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Online Access:http://martor.muzeultaranuluiroman.ro/archive/martor-25-2020/2020_04/
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spelling doaj-201dc65549e6463990301cfe53e1596d2021-04-02T18:58:52ZengNational Museum of the Romanian PeasantMartor1224-62712020-11-01255974« O abjáv kaj sas maškár aménde phaṟadà e dušmania ». Généalogie d’un mariageGrégoire Cousin0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8618-4901University of Verona, ItalyThe outcome of an inquiry into a family saga, this article discusses gender relations in a Roma community in eastern Romania. Focusing on the events and negotiations that lead to the establishing of a marriage, I show how the apparent male domination is nuanced by the sometimes victorious struggles of women to impose their own choices. Observing marriages and their structures from the viewpoint of the women involved, this work both provides new empirical knowledge and sheds light on the male bias in anthropological research of kinship structures.http://martor.muzeultaranuluiroman.ro/archive/martor-25-2020/2020_04/genderagencymarriagestructuralismconflictroma
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« O abjáv kaj sas maškár aménde phaṟadà e dušmania ». Généalogie d’un mariage
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gender
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marriage
structuralism
conflict
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title « O abjáv kaj sas maškár aménde phaṟadà e dušmania ». Généalogie d’un mariage
title_short « O abjáv kaj sas maškár aménde phaṟadà e dušmania ». Généalogie d’un mariage
title_full « O abjáv kaj sas maškár aménde phaṟadà e dušmania ». Généalogie d’un mariage
title_fullStr « O abjáv kaj sas maškár aménde phaṟadà e dušmania ». Généalogie d’un mariage
title_full_unstemmed « O abjáv kaj sas maškár aménde phaṟadà e dušmania ». Généalogie d’un mariage
title_sort « o abjáv kaj sas maškár aménde phaṟadà e dušmania ». généalogie d’un mariage
publisher National Museum of the Romanian Peasant
series Martor
issn 1224-6271
publishDate 2020-11-01
description The outcome of an inquiry into a family saga, this article discusses gender relations in a Roma community in eastern Romania. Focusing on the events and negotiations that lead to the establishing of a marriage, I show how the apparent male domination is nuanced by the sometimes victorious struggles of women to impose their own choices. Observing marriages and their structures from the viewpoint of the women involved, this work both provides new empirical knowledge and sheds light on the male bias in anthropological research of kinship structures.
topic gender
agency
marriage
structuralism
conflict
roma
url http://martor.muzeultaranuluiroman.ro/archive/martor-25-2020/2020_04/
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