Serbian Gypsy Narrative: Between Preferred and True Identity

This paper discusses the narration of a Serbian Gypsy who adoptedSerbian ethnic identity. Still today in Serbia, Gypsy cultureremains in the oral form. Their narratives tell as much abouttheir present as about their past. Several themes underlyingthe discussion about Gypsy ethnic flexibility are explored:their position in relation to non-Gypsies, the way they perceiveit; varying attitudes about ethnicity within Gypsy communitiesin contrast with personal experiences of a Gypsy who adoptedSerbian identity; and the evolving nature of Gypsy identities.     

Baptism and Burial in a Gypsy Family of the Sacromonte

LES PÉTROGLYPHES DE L'ILE DE PÁQUES. By H. LAVACHERY. Vol. I: text, pp. 140; Vol. II: 80 Plates, Map and Frontispiece. De Sikkel, Antwerp, 1939. Review by Alan S. C. Ross.

ENGLAND'S DANCES by DOUGLAS KENNEDY. Bell and Sons Ltd., 1949. 7s. 6d. Review by V. A.

MANUEL DE FOLKLORE FRANÇAIS CONTEMPORAIN. By A. VAN GENNEP. Tome Ier. iv. Cérémonies Périodiques Cycliques ; 2, Cycle de Mai, La St. Jean. 19 maps. Pp. xix, 1422–2135. (1949). Paris. Editions A. &; J. Picard &; Cie., 82 Rue Bonaparte. Review by P. J. Heather.

HINDUISM. By A. C. BOUQUET. Hutchinsons University Library, London. Pp. 171. Price 7s. 6d. Review by F. Harold Smith.

Seven volumes of the Whitbread Library, 1947-8-9. Published and issued by Messrs. Whitbread and Co., London, E.C.I. Price 5s. each. Review by L. F. Newman.     

Jewish spaces and Gypsy spaces in the cultural topographies of a New Europe: heritage re-enactment as political folklore

The European phenomenon of Jewish spaces was first described in the mid-1990s. They were then defined as themed environments initiated and operated by non-Jews, often located in historical Jewish neighbourhoods. Since then Jewish spaces have become a well-established concept in the media and among academics. This article explores Gypsy spaces as analogous to Jewish spaces. The paper compares two cases, the Gypsy pilgrimage to Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer in southern France and the Jewish Culture Festival in the Polish town of Kraków. There are striking parallels between the thriving Gypsy music festivals, Gypsy horse fairs and Gypsy pilgrimages on the one side, and Jewish Culture Festivals on the other. The author formulates some hypotheses as to why Gypsy spaces have not yet been recognised and dealt with more extensively. To conclude, the Jewish and Gypsy spaces are situated in a European landscape of remembrance and interpreted as heritage re-enactment within the framework of European integration.