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<p>The wedding<sup>2</sup> is an integral part of family life. The ways in which it is organised can differ not only between representatives of different religious groups, but also between members of the same denomination. By applying cultural-historical, ethnographic and qualitative data processing method, the paper focuses on transformations in Old Believer wedding rites between the first half of the 20th century and the present. Analysis of interviews conducted in the south-eastern region of Latvia reveals that there have been several variations in Old Believer weddings (traditional, religious and civil) which interacted and overlapped, thus creating new hybrid forms. The transformations depended on urbanisation and economic processes, political conditions, and the development of the community in interaction with other ethnic and religious groups under conditions of globalisation.</p>
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The wedding2 is an integral part of family life. The ways in which it is organised can differ not only between representatives of different religious groups, but also between members of the same denomination. By applying cultural-historical, ethnographic and qualitative data processing method, the paper focuses on transformations in Old Believer wedding rites between the first half of the 20th century and the present. Analysis of interviews conducted in the south-eastern region of Latvia reveals that there have been several variations in Old Believer weddings (traditional, religious and civil) which interacted and overlapped, thus creating new hybrid forms. The transformations depended on urbanisation and economic processes, political conditions, and the development of the community in interaction with other ethnic and religious groups under conditions of globalisation.

Transformations of Old Believer Wedding Rites in Latvia: The Case of Latgale

Journal of Ethnology and Folkloristics

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The wedding2 is an integral part of family life. The ways in which it is organised can differ not only between representatives of different religious groups,...

Transformations of Old Believer Wedding Rites in Latvia: The Case of Latgale

Publié en ligne: 22 déc. 2021

Pages: 159 - 178

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jef-2021-0022

Mots clés
Latgale Old Believers, rite of transition, marriage, wedding, transformations

© 2021 Jelena Korolova et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Transformations of Old Believer Wedding Rites in Latvia: The Case of Latgale

Publié en ligne: 22 déc. 2021

Pages: 159 - 178

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jef-2021-0022

Mots clésLatgale Old Believers, rite of transition, marriage, wedding, transformations

© 2021 Jelena Korolova et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Mots clés
Latgale Old Believers, rite of transition, marriage, wedding, transformations