Gypsy World: The Silence of the Living and the Voices of the Dead

by Patrick Williams

Book Overview

For many of us, one of the most important ways of coping with the death of a close relative is talking about them, telling all who will listen what they meant to us. Yet the Gypsies of central France, the Manus, not only do not speak of their dead, they burn or discard the deceased's belongings, refrain from eating the dead person's favorite foods, and avoid camping in the place where they died.

In Gypsy World, Patrick Williams argues...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226899292
• ISBN13: 9780226899299
• Release Date: June 2003
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 115 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.4" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

Very in-depth, very scholarly

If you're looking for a highly readable book, this may not be the one for you. But if you want a dense, scholarly account of the world of the Gypsies, this is it. A fascinating look inside a world very few outsiders are privy to.