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 ...
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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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Very Good. No Jacket. This is the first printing of a reprint of a book, first published in 1903, which contains the results of researches into the folklore of the Greek-speaking parts of Macedonia, carried on in 1900-1901 by the author under the the auspices of Emmanuel College, Cambridge University; the materials derived from oral tradition were supplemented from local publications; includes six appendices with text in Greek (dark blue bloth with gold lettering, small crease at upper end of spine, otherwise in near fine condition)
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