Ethnography of the western and southern slavs at the reception of professor Adam Fischer

Background: In 1924, the Department of Ethnology under leadership Polish ethnologist, Professor Adam Fischer was established at Lviv University. The department to specialize in Slavic issues. Thus, since founding unit, Slav-ic ethnography has been one main topics A. Fischer’s courses. However, until early 1930s, these disciplines were concluded areas culture. began implement another concept lecture courses (by peoples or their groups) after traveling Central and Eastern Europe(travel geography included ethno-graphic centers cities such as Prague, Brno, Martin, Bratislava, Vienna, Ljubljana, Zagreb, Belgrade, Budapest). It then that professor started series “Slavic Ethnography”. consist a synthesis “General Characteristics Ethnography” 11 parts complex characteristics individual (coverage issues boundaries ethnic territory ethnographic zoning, stages history, dialectal anthropological features, history research, folk culture). Purpose: work is aimed analyze views ethnologist interwar period on Western Southern Slavs, particular basis manuscripts from Archives Ethnological Society (Wrocław, Poland). Results: Among West peoples, singled out Polabians (German-assimilated Polabian tribes living area between Elbe, Oder Baltic Sea), Lusatians, Poles (the emphasized population Pomera-nia, particular, Kashubians, whose features against background people explained primarily by influences), Czechs Slovaks (in two separate notebooks dedicated planned. Instead, there manuscript – “Czechs” “Slovaks”, respectively, which obviously influenced stay within state). developing general scheme series“Slavic Ethnography”, often used principle existence state among (which ethnologically incorrect).This can be seen materials about South Slavs: devoted only Serbs Croats (A. characterized them with language), Slovenes, Bulgarians.In “Ethnography Bulgaria” scholar paid special attention Macedonians, emphasizing part Bul-garian not Bulgarian territory.Instead, Montenegrins Bosnians Fisher term “Muslim Serbo-Croats”) mentioned occasionally pro-fessor context characterization Yugoslavia.The course “Balkan Peninsula” prepared deserves attention. Here, scientist geographical factor grouping material. Key words: Fischer, University, Ethnic Processes, Folk Culture. New Files Warsaw [unpublished sourse], Mf Nr. B 11453 (2442). (In Polish) No. inv. 16, 22, 31, 64, 66, 73, 74, 76, 77, 81, 87, 123, 124, 136, 154, 280, 281. Burszta, J., 1971. Ethnography Poland Territories. Lud, 55, pp.15–28. Falkowski, 1931. Ethnography. First issue: Slavs. Lviv-Warsaw 1932. Published Książnica-Atlas. Page 40 + 1 map, 18 engravings test. Price: 2.40 PLN. 30, pp.239–240. A., Polabians. Lviv, Warsaw: Książni-ca-Atlas. Second Lusatians. 1934. Third Poles. 1937. Trees beliefs rituals people, 35, pp.60–76. Kaminśkyj, W., 1927. Fischer. People. textbook, allowance Ministry Religious Denominations Public Education. With 3 maps 58 fig. text. Kraków 1926. S. IV 240. 26, pp.104–106. Kujawska, M., Łuczaj, Ł., Sosnowska, J. Klepacki, P., 2016. Plants customs Dictionary. Wrocław: PTL. Lorentz, F., Lehr-Spławiński, T. Kashubians: culture language. Toruń: In-t Bałtycki. Program lectures for summer semester 1910/1911 academic year. Emperor Francis I University 1911. Lviv: Union Printing House. 1st 2nd trimester 1921/1922 Jan Kazimierz 1921. 3rd 1921–1922 Kazim-ierz 1922. 1922/1923 1924/1925 1924. 1925/1926 1925. 1926/1927 1927/1928 1929/1930 1929. 1930/1931 1930. 1931/1932 year staff years. Scientific printing house. 1932/1933 1933/1934 1933. 1934/1935 1935/1936 1935. 1937/1938 1938/1939 1938. State Region, f. 2, 543; 5, 1956. Staff program 1900/1901 1901. winter 1901/1902