The dordolec: Albanian house dolls and the evil eye

Journal of American Folklore

Volumn 119, Issue 473, 2006, Pages

  Peterson Bidoshi, Kristin ^a  

^a UNION COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 70449835439     PISSN: 00218715     EISSN: 15351882     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/jaf.2006.0030     Document Type: Article

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