The Anastenari: A Popular Thracian Religious Custom

Description

M.A. study of a popular religious custom, celebrated over four days in May in Greece, by descendants of East Romelian ( North-East Thrace) refugees, living in the country since 1914. The people who celebrate the custom are known as Anastenarides. The first of the study's five parts gives a general view of the custom, including a discussion of its origin, historical and topographical position. The second part looks at why the Anastenarides celebrate the custom, and compares current observance with how it was celebrated in East Romelia. Part Three analyses the elements which form the Anastenari, including ikons, music, animal sacrifice, dance, song, initiation and fire walking. Part Four describes the Anastenarides and their Thracian origin, with sections on their social life, morals, beliefs, thoughts and their work, the group and its structure. The final section includes photographs taken during the celebration of the Anastenari, maps and the texts of two songs sung during the celebrations.

Metadata

Identifier bywncw7d
IRN 409955
Class Mark LAVC/SRP/1/059
Level File
Type of Record Archives - ISAD(G)
Peristent Link http://prototype1.library.leeds.ac.uk/bywncw7d
Collection(s) Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture
Category Archive
Parent Record Postgraduate Theses and Dissertations
Creator(s) Kanellou-Thanassoulas, Alexandra
Date 1976
Size and Medium 128 unbound typed leaves, 2 ms. leaves; 15 b/w photographs.

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