CRETAN IDENTITY THROUGH ITS DANCING HISTORY

Authors

  • Maria Hnaraki

Keywords:

Crete, identity, dance, mytho-musicology, dancing history

Abstract

Dances are threads that have fashioned the fabric of Cretan society since ancient times. Histories are being performed to show the concrete links between past and present and are thus transformed into living communal memories which constitute a rich source of knowledge and identity, speaking for a poetics of Cretanhood.

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Published

2012-06-30

How to Cite

Hnaraki, M. (2012). CRETAN IDENTITY THROUGH ITS DANCING HISTORY. Papers in Ethnology and Anthropology, 19(8), 65–86. Retrieved from https://easveske.com/index.php/pea/article/view/129

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