Common elements in the town costume worn in Serbia and Greece in the 19th century
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In this paper the author discusses the town costume as it was worn
by Serbian women and the so-called «Amalia’s costume» worn by Greek
women during the 19th century. This highly original costume, which
is a common cultural feature of both Serbs and Greeks, has not yet received
proper and systematic treatment from a historical and cultural
point of view. The existing studies deal with this costume as worn by each nationality separately, without entering into a comparative
analysis. The author, therefore, concentrates on two problems only:
first, how to account for the striking similarity that exists between the
Serbian and the Greek town costume, and secondly, where to seek the
genetic roots of individual parts of this costume.
by Serbian women and the so-called «Amalia’s costume» worn by Greek
women during the 19th century. This highly original costume, which
is a common cultural feature of both Serbs and Greeks, has not yet received
proper and systematic treatment from a historical and cultural
point of view. The existing studies deal with this costume as worn by each nationality separately, without entering into a comparative
analysis. The author, therefore, concentrates on two problems only:
first, how to account for the striking similarity that exists between the
Serbian and the Greek town costume, and secondly, where to seek the
genetic roots of individual parts of this costume.
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