The Wallachian Gold-Washers - Unlocking the Golden Past of the Rudari Woodworkers
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| Verlag | Brill Schöningh |
| Auflage | 2023 |
| Seiten | 285 |
| Format | 15,7 x 2,7 x 24,4 cm |
| Gewicht | 639 g |
| Artikeltyp | Englisches Buch |
| Reihe | Roma History and Culture 2 |
| ISBN-10 | 3506790382 |
| EAN | 9783506790385 |
| Bestell-Nr | 50679038A |
This is the first monograph on the history of the Rudari people of Romania and the first mapping of their settlements. The Rudari are a population which has traditionally inhabited the Balkan area and much of Central Europe. Many of them do not know the Romani language but speak Romanian dialects and today make a living out of carving wooden household items, although their Slavic name alludes to mining. Indeed, the Rudari were for centuries gold-prospectors and gold-washers working for the Crown of Wallachia and were administrated as slaves by a monastery situated on the auriferous Olt river. The authors have reconstructed the fascinating history of this ethnic group for a period of 500 years until the 19th century when gold-panning went in decline due to the exhaustion of the reserves of alluvial gold.
