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020			_a9781915848246
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100	1		_aKarpodine-Demetriade, E. _911510 _eauthor
245	1	0	_aPerasmata : _bfrom ancient Greek religion to modern Greek culture/ _cEffie Karpodini-Dimitriadi.
260			_aLondon : _bAkakia, _c2023.
300			_a339 pages : _billustrations ; _c25 cm.
336			_2rdacontent _atext
337			_2rdamedia _aunmediated
338			_2rdacarrier _avolume
504			_aBibliography: pages 299-339.
520			_a"The book is an interdisciplinary exploration of the links between ancient Greek religion and modern Greek culture. Drawing on ethnography, folklore, history and archaeology, it traces the influence of ancient Greek customs and rituals on popular beliefs of today, creating an amalgam of pagan and Christian ritual practices. The book aims to contribute to existing scholarly research on the influence of ancient Greek religion on contemporary folk events, while mapping local variations in Greece. It presents themes from ancient myths, tales and iconographical motifs that have inspired art and literature, establishing a dynamic dialogue between past and present. Seven topics are treated in the book, all revolving around concepts that have troubled mortals through the ages - like fertility, of both man and nature, life after death and warding off evil the resulting connections allow the modern reader to use the material as a window through which to understand modern Greek culture."-- Back cover.
650		0	_aRites and ceremonies _zGreece _94604
651		0	_aGreece _xReligious life and customs _94814
651		0	_aGreece _xReligion _91173
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