Read at "Zoli," at p.17, the customs surrounding the finding of information and pronouncing judgment. This is an area not to be summarized. It is personal, ethnically kept private, and so be it. Get the book. It is a fine accounting of a responsible system, that has worked for survival of the group. See p. 137, 139, 142
Zoli was expelled. Zoli at 10. When a character asks about her,
"[T]he air stalls, the drinking stops, the cigarettes are held at mouth-level, and a silence descends.
"Boshor looks toward the doorway and says: "No, I don't know that name *** and even if I did, that's not something we would talk about." pp.10-11
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Overall, with no expertise here, we are uncomfortable delving into practices and community affairs, and refer you to sites we find instead.
The Gypsy Lore Society at ://www.gypsyloresociety.org/cultureintro.html links the "Black Dutch" a Gypsy group originating in Germany, in various ways including close trading relationships with the Pennsylvania Dutch, Amish, Mennonite communities. Scroll down to that section. Hard to get good info here, the site says, but the practice of shunning has a parallel in both? Need to look it up.
This site, providing cultural and health practices information to (I believe) those who are treating the Roma, also discusses the expulsion: ://www3.baylor.edu/~Charles_Kemp/gypsy_health.htm
The Baylor sits is concise, clear, fascinating, great respect for this culture that has survived despite probably universal persecution.
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