Macedonian Folklore
Macedonian Folklore
G. F. Abbott
June 2011
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G. F. Abbott spent two years at the turn of the twentieth century studying the cultural beliefs and folklore of Greek-speaking Macedonia. His results are formulated in this 1903 book and include accounts of such varying topics as the folk-calendar, funeral rites and bird legends among many other observations. Filled with anecdotes of his adventure and reports from local inhabitants, this work is a highly engaging travelogue with many ethnographic insights. Those interested in the development of anthropology will find Abbott's study a telling example of Victorian methods while the general reader will find his prose style warm and enjoyable.
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June 2011Paperback
9780521233422
384 pages
216 × 140 × 22 mm
0.49kg
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Table of Contents
- 1. The folklorist in Macedonia
- 2. The folk-calendar and the seasons
- 3. January, February and March
- 4. Eastertide
- 5. April, May and June
- 6. July to December
- 7. Winter festivities
- 8. Divination
- 9. Symbolism
- 10. Birth
- 11. Marriage
- 12. Funeral rites
- 13. Spirits and spells
- 14. Macedonian mythology
- 15. Alexander and Philip in folk-tradition
- 16. Bird legends
- 17. Miscellaneous notes
- 18. Riddles
- 19. Appendices
- Index.
