Shoshi (tribe)

Shoshi

Albanians bayraks as of 1918, Shoshi covers section 57.
Ethnicity Albanian
Current region Northern Albania
Connected families Shala tribe, Mirdita tribe

Shoshi is a tribe and a region of Northern Albania in the Shala valley. [1] The Shoshi name was first recorded in Italian in 1671 as "Sosi". [2]

Anthropology

The legendary ancestral father of the Shoshi tribe was called "Mark Diti". Mark Ditis brother, "Zog Diti", was the ancestral father of the Shala tribe, and his other brother, "Mir Diti", was considered to be the ancestral father of the Mirdita tribe. [3] Shoshi and Shala is said to have settled the land in a northwards migration from Mirdita. As one of the main Dukagjini tribes, they may have an original tie with the Dukagjini family.[4] Much of their local legendry is , at any rate, connected to Lekë Dukagjini. The area of Kodra e Shëngjergjit, which was the capital of the Dukagjin is situated in the Shoshi territory. [5]

According to local tradition, it was to Shoshi that Lekë Dukagjini, came fleeing from Rashia. A rock that stands on a hill side of the valley, marks the spot were he stayed.[6]

Religion

The patron Saint of the Shosi is Saint Cyriacus (Shën Qurk), whose feast day is commemorated on 12 or 15 July. [7][8]

The religion of the tribe is entirely Catholic, in the first reliable census taken in Albania in 1918, the population of the Shoshi were 1,293 inhabitants. [9]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Historical Dictionary of Albania. Robert Elsie. p. 416.
  2. ↑ The Tribes of Albania; History, Culture and Society. Robert Elsie. p. 129.
  3. ↑ The Tribes of Albania:Histroy, Society and Culture. Robert Elsie. p. 121.
  4. ↑ The Tribes of Albania:History, Society and Culture. Robert Elsie. p. 130.
  5. ↑ The Tribes of Albania:History, Society and Culture. Robert Elsie. p. 131.
  6. ↑ The Tribes of Albania; History, Society and Culture. Robert Elsie. p. 132.
  7. ↑ The Tribes of Albania; History, Culture and Society. Robert Elsie. p. 129.
  8. ↑ A Dictionary of Albanian Religion, Mythology and Folk Culture. Robert Elsie. p. 63.
  9. ↑ The Tribes of Albania; History, Culture and Society. Robert Elsie. p. 130.

External links


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/28/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.