The Meaning of the Mamuthones: Tradition Meets Heritage in the Highlands of Sardinia.
This article deals with the effects of commercialization on the essentially local and seemingly long-standing Mamuthones masking tradition based in the village of Mamoiada in the Sardinian highlands, a tradition customarily set on January 17. The tradition involves adult males clad in dark skin cost...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Folklore Research Vol. 61; no. 1; pp. 1 - 38 |
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Jan-Apr2024
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