出版社：Estonian Literary Museum and Estonian Folklore Institute
摘要：The article introduces the choirs who were active in Räpina Parish,south-eastern Estonia, in the late nineteenth century, and toured Estonian townswith their concerts in which they impersonated Setos. The performances of the“Setos” were entertaining or commercial, and humorous dialogues and plays inthe Seto language1 or its imitation were as important as the music at these performances.The “Setos” and the “Seto language” were presented to the audiencesas a curiosity next to other entertaining attractions. The performances of Setoculture by men from Räpina Parish followed the traditional models of representingexotic cultures at the time. On the one hand, the peculiar construction of Setoculture by the “Setos” from Räpina represented a revival of the imagined pastand, on the other hand, it was a demonstration of ethnic culture foreshadowingthe modern folklore movement in the commercial space between folk traditionand elite culture. The early performances of the Seto singing culture representthe searches coinciding with the period of national awakening in Estonia andthe curious detours from own national heritage to explore the close Others, theSeto people, though in a very peculiar manner.
关键词：commercial demonstration of Seto culture; impersonating Setos;Räpina Parish; Seto folklore; singing and drama societies
