VI.
The Roma in India and the Middle East
GOEJE, M. J. de. Accounts of the Gypsies in India. Delhi:
New Society, 1976. Contribution to the proceedings of the Koninklijke Akademie
van Wetenschappen of Amsterdam in 1875.
The author hypothesizes that between the 10th
and the 15th centuries, the Roma emigrated from India through today’s Iran,
entering Europe through Asia Minor.
HANCOCK, Ian. “On the Migration and Affiliation of the Domba: Iranian Words
in Rom, Lom, and Dom Gypsy.” International Romani Occasional Papers,
series F, no. 8 (1993).
The author discusses Romany migration and their
linguistic heritage, noting commonalties between Middle Eastern and European
Roma.
KOCHANOWSKI, J. “Roma: History of Their Indian Origin.” Roma 4 (1979):
pp. 16-32.
This work focuses on Indian history and the origins
of the Romany minority and their subsequent migration throughout the world.
LONGPERIER, G. de. “L’Inde et ses mysteres.” Musee Universel 1 (1857):
pp. 330-6.
This article attempts to show the ties between
Roma and India.
MACRITCHIE, David, ed. Accounts of the Gypsies of India. New Society
Publications, Delhi, 1886.
This English translation of A Contribution to
the History of the Gypsies by M. J. de Goeje, professor of Arabic at Leyden
University, provides a unique look at the Roma in late 19th century India.
TURNER, R. L. “The Position of Romani in Indo-Aryan.” Journal of the
Gypsy Lore Society, Third Series 5 (1926): pp. 145-89.
This article about the Roma’s linguistic origins
yielded a polemic between Turner and Sampson. Sampson’s reply and the author’s
rejoinder can both be found in the Journal of the Gypsy Lore Society, Third
Series 6 (1926).
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