Macedonian Folklore

G. F. Abbott's results of two years spent at the turn of the twentieth century studying the cultural beliefs and folklore of Greek-speaking Macedonia.

G. F. Abbott (Author)

9780521233422, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 9 June 2011

384 pages
21.6 x 14 x 2.2 cm, 0.49 kg

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.

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.

Subject Areas: Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography [JHMC]