Money in Slavdom  

Oleh:

Komorowska, Ewa ; Kustra, Andrzej

Jenis: Article from Journal - e-Journal
Dalam koleksi: American Behavioral Scientist vol. 45 no. 02 (Oct. 2001), page 272-281.
Topik: Money; Slavdom; Slavic Ways; Polish
Fulltext: 08. Money in Slavdom.pdf (365.0KB)

Isi artikel

Historically, Slavdom forms of payment were: a piece of linen, skins, salt bullion, amber provided by the Baltic Sea, and specially cut metal rods, usually made of iron or ore. The second question of this article is Slavic ways of counting and money exchange in the old days. In many regions of Slavic territory, people knew how to count quite well. Particularly interesting among Slavic people was counting by using not only their fingers and joints but also toes! The next important question of this article is Polish and Russian proverbs about money. This section shows how a political and social situation can be reflected in people's attitudes toward money. Its aim is to portray society's metamorphosis toward money in life and to point out specific language forms which were generated under the influence of politics, economics, and social relations.

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