This volume gathers studies concerning Romanian folklore, primarily at the level of artistic folk discourse and the daily life of the 'Byzantine' era.

They are written in both Greek and various foreign languages, depending on the needs of the original publication of each text. The first and previous publications of the texts in the volume are indicated in the relevant table that precedes the main body of the book.

It should also be noted here that for practical reasons, the citation system of the original publication is maintained in each study, which explains a certain inconsistency observed among the texts in the current volume.

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