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Sign in me, muse and through me tell the story: Greek culture performed
01 Oct 2013
Abstract
Sing In Me, Muse, and Through Me Tell the Story: Greek Culture Performed is a collection of ethnographic essays that meditate on Greece through the looking glass method. The book investigates how ancient mythologies shape modern identities at the crossroads of East and West while it also provides an ample description, both broad and deep, of various aspects and incarnations of Greek folklore performance, such as song, literature, music and dance.
In an era of globalization, Greeks insist upon going local by proudly celebrating their multifaceted past as they carry it into a turbulent present. From the time of Homer to contemporary forms of resistance, the poetics of Greekness provide an excellent ground for investigating the ecology of expressive behaviors that may inhabit any mountain or plain. When Greeks, for instance, sing the olive tree and speak without words through music and dance, performance becomes a means of dialogue and communication that raises ecological awareness of one’s place by also creating a strong sense of belonging.
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- Title
- Sign in me, muse and through me tell the story: Greek culture performed
- Creators
- Maria Hnaraki - Drexel University, Global Studies and Modern Languages
- Publisher
- Zorba Press; Ithaca, Greece
- Resource Type
- Book
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Global Studies and Modern Languages
- Other Identifier
- 9780927379168; 991022064034004721