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Modern Greek Folklore and Ancient Greek Religion

Modern Greek Folklore and Ancient Greek Religion

by J. C. Lawson

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Author
Lawson, J. C. (John Cuthbert), 1874-1935
Title
Modern Greek Folklore and Ancient Greek Religion: A Study in Survivals
Credits
Henry Flower and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
Language
English
LoC Class
GR: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation: Folklore
Subject
Folklore -- Greece
Category
Text
Project Gutenberg
eBook-No. 66116
Release Date
August 23, 2021
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.Transcriber's Note — MODERN GREEK FOLKLORE AND ANCIENT GREEK RELIGION
  2. 2.PREFACE.
  3. 3.TABLE OF CONTENTS.
  4. 4.CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTORY. — § 1. Modern Folklore as a source for the study of Ancient Religion.
  5. 5.§ 2. The survival of Ancient Tradition.
  6. 6.§ 3. The survival of Hellenic Tradition.
  7. 7.§ 4. The Survival of Pagan Tradition.
  8. 8.CHAPTER II. THE SURVIVAL OF PAGAN DEITIES. — § 1. The Range of Modern Polytheism.
  9. 9.§ 2. Zeus.
  10. 10.§ 3. Poseidon.
  11. 11.§ 4. Pan.
  12. 12.§ 5. Demeter and Persephone.
  13. 13.§ 6. Charon .
  14. 14.§ 7. Aphrodite and Eros.
  15. 15.§ 8. The Fates.
  16. 16.§ 9. The Nymphs.
  17. 17.§ 10. The Queens of the Nymphs.
  18. 18.§ 11. Lamiae, Gelloudes, and Striges. — Gelloudes. — Striges.
  19. 19.§ 12. Gorgons.
  20. 20.§ 13. The Centaurs.
  21. 21.§ 14. Genii.
  22. 22.CHAPTER III. THE COMMUNION OF GODS AND MEN.
  23. 23.CHAPTER IV. THE RELATION OF SOUL AND BODY. — § 1. The Modern Greek Vampire.
  24. 24.§ 2. The Composition of the Superstition. Slavonic, Ecclesiastical, and Hellenic Contributions.
  25. 25.§ 3. Revenants in ancient Greece.
  26. 26.§ 4. Revenants as Avengers of Blood.
  27. 27.CHAPTER V. CREMATION AND INHUMATION.
  28. 28.CHAPTER VI. THE BENEFIT OF DISSOLUTION.
  29. 29.CHAPTER VII. THE UNION OF GODS AND MEN.
  30. 30.GENERAL INDEX
  31. 31.INDEX OF GREEK WORDS AND PHRASES — FOOTNOTES — Transcriber's Note

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