There were primarily two reasons that led to the design and implementation of the following volumes: on one hand, the realization that in recent years Greek folklore has made tremendous progress, not only because it is taught in a large number of departments and schools of Greek higher education institutions, but mainly because it has been thematically, theoretically, and methodologically renewed; on the other hand, the absence from the Greek folklore bibliography of a collective theoretical work-manual for the introduction to the study of folklore science in Greece, following the example of similar scientific and publishing efforts abroad, such as those edited by, for example, the leading American folklorist of our time, Professor Alan Dundes.

In this context, our initial thought was to depart from the practice of a theoretical, historical, and methodological introductory manual, authored by only one person, and to distribute the content of the two volumes in such a way as to both reflect the dynamics of Greek folklore and secure the necessary polyphony in scientific approaches.

[Excerpt from the text on the back cover of the edition]