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The customs and lore of modern Greece
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- Creator
- by Rennell Rodd ... ; with seven full-page illustrations by Tristram Ellis
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- Language
- English
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- Publication
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- London : David Stott, 1892
- Physical Details
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- xvi, 294 pages, 7 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, music ; 21 cm
- OCLC
- ocm05096589, ocm28088597
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Introduction -- Ethnology of modern Greece and historical sketch of the population -- The land and the people -- Village festivals, fairs, dances, and marriages -- Birth, destiny, and death -- Beliefs and ceremonies: survivals of the ancient in the new -- Luck, divination, and healing -- The supernatural: genii, nereids, vampires, goblins, and demons -- The popular poetry -- The Klephts and Klephtic songs -- The saga of Suli -- The lyrical poetry -- Appendix: Dance music -- Glossary of Greek words occurring in text