[...] In this work of mine, I study, describe, and explain the old, traditional cultivation methods in Lefkada, and my ambition is to preserve all these as fertile traditional elements for the most comprehensive study of our history. At the same time, I feel that I am fulfilling a debt to the Lefkadian farmer, whose life I have experienced up close and have strong memories from my childhood.
I often refer to written information, archival, delving deeper into time and presenting a closed life cycle, in relation to the social environment and its structure. I see things anthropologically, which is why I also provide significant economic and structural elements, because I believe that a simple description of things and customs is not enough to capture the essence of folk life.[...]
(from the author's preface)
Manufacturer
- Author
- Pantazis Kontomichis
- Publisher
- Grigori
- Type
- Folklore
- Language
- Greek
- Cover
- Soft
- Number of Pages
- 245
- Publication Date
- 1985
- Dimensions
- 21x14 cm
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