Abstract
According to this article’s authoress, the wedding ceremonial in present-day societies has lost tradition’s fixed pattern, even though it still keeps the competitive element and spectacular point of view. As a matter of fact, in European popular tradition wedding is always considered as a representation and a play with a happy ending. In the article the authoress re-propose to study one of the most spectacular and dramatic form of engagement called “Mock bride”.
| Translated title of the contribution | [Autom. eng. transl.] The fight for the bride |
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| Original language | Italian |
| Pages (from-to) | 465-477 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Journal | STUDI DI SOCIOLOGIA |
| Publication status | Published - 2004 |
Keywords
- fidanzamento
- matrimonio
- riti di passaggio