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

Chapter 38: Transcriber's Note
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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.


Transcriber's Note

The following apparent errors have been corrected:

  • p. 58 "sanctuary in person" changed to "sanctuary in person."
  • p. 60 (note) footnote number inserted
  • p. 85 (note) "Conon, Narrat. 15" changed to "Conon, Narrat. 15."
  • p. 99 (note) footnote number inserted
  • p. 105 (note) "'sorrowful." changed to "'sorrowful.'"
  • p. 148 "Μέλετη κ.τ.λ." changed to "Μελέτη κ.τ.λ."
  • p. 151 "the honeyed ones[365].’" changed to "'the honeyed ones[365].’"
  • p. 360 "guarding and tending of Love’" changed to "guarding and tending of Love.’"
  • p. 476 (note) "cap. 15 (p. 418)" changed to "cap. 15 (p. 418)."
  • p. 608 "smaller species of 193" changed to "smaller species of, 193"
  • p. 609 "time required for" entry placed in alphabetical order
  • p. 616 "supplied daily to the dead" entry placed in alphabetical order

Inconsistent or archaic spelling, hyphenation and punctuation have otherwise been kept as printed.