2022-23

Σκοπός του μαθήματος είναι η εξοικείωση του φοιτητή με τα έθιμα, τα δρώμενα και τις τελετουργίες του ετήσιου εορτολογικού κύκλου. Η γνώση δηλαδή των βασικών συνισταμένων που προσδιορίζουν την δημιουργία των εθίμων αυτών και την σύγχρονη διαχείρισή τους στην διάβαση από τον παλαιότερο παραδοσιακό στον σύγχρονο λαϊκό πολιτισμό.

The course commences by clarifying the meaning of the term 'ethnography' and its development, so that the student understands the relationship between social and political anthropology, on the one hand, and Ethnography, on the other, both in the context of so-called 'Ethnographic Realism', that is, the classic version of Social Anthropology, and as part of 'Cultural Critique', which has revived academic discussion of Social Anthropology and Ethnography.

The course covers a significant chapter in the history of medieval Europe and its interaction with the rest of the world. The Crusades both contributed to and were a consequence of the dynamic evolution and expansion of Latin Christendom in various fields, such as politics, military affairs, commercial life and cultural development, and in all directions, from the 11th c. onwards. 

The course deals with theoretical problems in the history of Modern Greek literature, such as the various views regarding when it can be considered to begin, its periods, its language and the distinction between literature and written material in general.  The students are taught the basic features of Modern Greek prosody and Modern Greek dialects.  The course then deals with writers and representative texts, mainly historical, from the 10th c.

The course introduces the student to prehistoric culture and lays emphasis on the Greek world. The historical survey covers all periods of prehistory, from the appearance of man to the Bronze Age. It includes matters such as the evolution of man and the material culture of the Paleolithic period both in the rest of Europe and in Greece, the culture of the Neolithic period in Greece and Bronze Age communities.