Ours once more : folklore, ideology, and the making of modern Greece / Michael Herzfeld.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Herzfeld, Michael, 1947- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Folklore and nationalism--Greece.

Folklore and nationalism.

National characteristics, Greek.

Greece.

Physical Description:

xxvi, 194 pages : map ; 23 cm

Edition:

New and revised edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Berghahn, 2020.

Summary:

"When this work - one that contributes to both the history and anthropology fields - first appeared in 1982, it was hailed as a landmark study of the role of folklore in nation-building. It has since been highly influential in reshaping the analysis of Greek and European cultural dynamics. In this expanded edition, a new introduction by the author and an epilogue by Sharon Macdonald document its importance for the emergence of serious anthropological interest in European culture and society and for current debates about Greece's often contested place in the complex politics of the European Union"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction. Historicizing a history

Prologue to the Greek edition / Alki Kyriakidou-Nestoros

Past glories, present politics

Extroversion and introspection

National character, national consciousness

Attack and reaction

The creation of a discipline

Expansion and collapse

Conclusions and emergences

Epilogue. Laying the foundations of the anthropology of Europe: an ethnography of culture theory / Sharon Macdonald.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Herzfeld, Michael, Ours once more

ISBN:

9781789207323

1789207320

9781789207224

1789207223

OCLC:

1162516288