This article highlights a divergence between equivalent cultural practices undertaken by Calabrians in Italy and by individuals originating from Calabria living in Australia. It offers a reflexive framework on identity and authenticity. Previous research on a group of Calabrian-Australian families living in Australia found a widespread feeling among participants that they were ‘more Italian’ than the Italians who live in Italy. On the other hand, similar claims were made in Italy, during a brief period of fieldwork in Calabria among the ‘sedentaries’ (those who did not emigrate). Data show differences between the modus operandi of equivalent cultural practices among the participants in Adelaide and in Calabria and a divergence in participants’ perceptions of ethnic identity and authenticity. In proposing the terms ‘Archetype village’ and ‘Alter Ego village’ to refer respectively to the migrants’ village of origin and their community overseas the article examines notions of authenticity utilising socio-anthropological theory.

本文强调了意大利卡拉布里亚人和居住在澳大利亚的卡拉布里亚人所采取的同等文化习俗之间的差异。它提供了有关身份和真实性的自反框架。先前对一组居住在澳大利亚的卡拉布里亚-澳大利亚家庭的研究发现，与会人员普遍感到，与居住在意大利的意大利人相比，他们“更意大利化”。另一方面，意大利在卡拉布里亚（Carabria）的短暂调查中，“祖先”（那些没有移民的人）也提出了类似的要求。数据显示操作方式之间的差异阿德莱德和卡拉布里亚参与者的同等文化习俗，参与者对种族认同和真实性的看法也存在分歧。在提出“原型村庄”和“改变自我”村庄这两个术语时，分别指移民的原籍村庄及其海外社区，本文利用社会人类学理论考察了真实性的概念。