Essays about: "the Code of Lekë Dukagjini"

Found 2 essays containing the words the Code of Lekë Dukagjini.

1. 1. Albania, a place where long-standing traditions devised a nation : The Kanun of Lek Dukagjini is alive and kicking

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Arjana Lugaj; [2018]
   Keywords : albania; kanun; law; blood revenge; identity;

   Abstract : Albania is a young democratic country that is still learning how to move forward. Albania has lived under regimes not democratically chosen for centuries: the Ottoman Empire before and the Communist regime than. READ MORE

3. 2. The Kanun of Lekë Dukagjini among Kosova Albanians in Sweden

   University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

   Author : Njomza Krasniqi; Sofia Boman; [2012]
   Keywords : the Kanun of Lekë Dukagjini; the Canon of Lekë Dukagjini; the Code of Lekë Dukagjini; Albanians; Kosova Albanians; the Social Construction of Reality; Culture; Cultural Identity; Ethnicity; Ethnic Identity;

   Abstract : The Kanun of Lekë Dukagjini is the most famous and comprehensive compilation of Albanian customary law. For centuries it strictly governed social behavior and everyday life among Albanians in different historical periods. Even if the Kanun is not legal today, it is widely respected and still practiced in parts of Albania and Kosova. READ MORE