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ВИД_819, Видео материјал. The Virgins - Albania’s Sworn Virgins Who Pursue A True Man’s Path, 2016

 Collection — Container: ВИД _819/АВ - ЦД - 438 - 9 , Folder: 26'' Film
Overview The Virgins - Albania’s Sworn Virgins Who Pursue A True Man’s Path - 26 min., RT ANO TV - Novosti, 2016, Author and Director Nikita Sutyrin (For centuries, a very unusual tradition has been practiced in Albania, women who choose to become burrneshas, or sworn virgins. They become men virtual to represent their families in this deeply patriarchal society. The ancient practice was established under a medieval code of laws known as the ‘Kanun’, which among other things set out the legal framework...