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Honour,Family and Patronage : A Study of Institutions and Moral Values in a Greek Mountain Community

by Campbell, John K

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Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1967 Book. Fine. Hardcover. Reprint. "Honour, family, and patronage refer to the fundamental values and institutions of a traditional community of Sarakatsani shephers in the Greek mountains. The community comprises six hundred mutually antagonistic and competing families whose members accept few moral obligations beyond the immediate family and a restricted circle of kin. In this fragmented society, unrelated men view one another with intense distrust. Inevitably, economic and civid cooperation are severly limited. A system of social values based on concepts of honour, strength, and pride guides the Sarakatsani away from apparent anarch in their communal life. Relations between the community and the wider Greek society consequently take specific forms of social and political patronage" Classic scholarly study of the lifestyle & motivations of the transhumant Sarakatsani shepherd community in Greece. Meticulous fieldwork (1950s) and fascinating observations : a… Read More
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Letters from Lassithi (1984 to 1993 ) A Decade of Development in Cretan Mountains

by Greger,Sonia

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Crewe (UK): Gorgona Books, 1993 Book. New. Soft cover. First Edition. "People of the Lassithi plateau of Crete, mountain farmers or shepherds, are adapting to their roles as Grekas and Europeans. Open to new constraints and opportunities, offering hospitality to tourists from all over the world, they remain "Lassithiots". Anthropologist Sonia Greger has spent ten years finding out how they handle change while retaining their traditional identity. 52p. plates.maps..
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