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Modern Greek Folklore and Ancient Greek Religion: A Study in Survivals

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By J. C. Lawson
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Based on fieldwork, oral testimony, and local records, the work surveys contemporary Greek customs, superstitions, and ritual practices and examines continuities with ancient religious beliefs. It treats popular rites surrounding birth, marriage, death, seasonal festivals, household protections, folk magic, saints, and demonology, and traces how ancient motifs persist, adapt, or merge with Christian forms. The author reflects on research methods and sources, weighing oral informants against written accounts, and uses comparative analysis to juxtapose modern practices with ancient parallels, aiming to assess patterns of survival, transformation, and cultural synthesis across centuries.

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Title: Modern Greek Folklore and Ancient Greek Religion: A Study in Survivals

Author: J. C. Lawson

Release date: August 23, 2021 [eBook #66116]
Most recently updated: October 18, 2024

Language: English

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MODERN GREEK FOLKLORE
AND
ANCIENT GREEK RELIGION

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS
London: FETTER LANE, E.C.
C. F. CLAY, Manager

Edinburgh: 100, PRINCES STREET
Berlin: A. ASHER AND CO.
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MODERN GREEK FOLKLORE
AND
ANCIENT GREEK RELIGION
A STUDY IN SURVIVALS

BY
JOHN CUTHBERT LAWSON, M.A.
FELLOW AND LECTURER OF PEMBROKE COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE,
FORMERLY CRAVEN STUDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY

Cambridge:
at the University Press
1910

Cambridge:
PRINTED BY JOHN CLAY, M.A.
AT THE UNIVERSITY PRESS

PIIS MANIBUS

ROBERTI ALEXANDRI NEIL

LABORUM ADHORTANTE IPSO SUSCEPTORUM
HUNC DEDICAVI FRUCTUM.