Ours Once More: Folklore, Ideology, and the Making of Modern Greece

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Berghahn Books, 2020 M06 16 - 254 pages

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.

 

Contents

1 Past Glories Present Politics
1
2 Extroversion and Introspection
23
3 National Character National Consciousness
51
4 Attack and Reaction
74
5 The Creation of a Discipline
96
6 Expansion and Collapse
121
7 Conclusions and Emergences
137
Epilogue to the New Edition
143
Appendix A
151
Appendix B
156
Bibliography
165
Index
179
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About the author (2020)

Michael Herzfeld is Ernest E. Monrad Research Professor of the Social Sciences in the Department of Anthropology at Harvard University. He is the author of eleven books, the most recent of which was Siege of the Spirits: Community and Polity in Bangkok (2016, University of Chicago Press). He is a former president of the Modern Greek Studies Association and of the Society for the Anthropology of Europe.

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