An amulet of Greek earth
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- 0804010374
An amulet of Greek earth è un greek americans, ethnic identity book di Helen Papanikolas.
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"The boys and men who left their Greek valley and mountain villages for America in the early 1900s set out with amulets their mothers had made for them. Some were miniature sacks attached to necklaces; more often they were merely a square of fabric enclosing symbols of the values of their lives: a piece of holy book or a sliver of the True Cross representing their belief in Greek Orthodoxy; a thyme leaf denoting their wild terrain; a blue bead to ward off the Evil Eye; and a pinch of Greek earth.". "In her book An Amulet of Greek Earth, author Helen Papanikolas explains and describes the vibrant culture these immigrants brought with them to the new world. The Romiosini culture, as it was called, provided the foundation for their new lives and was often the cause of strife as they passed on their beliefs and traditions to successive generations of Greek Americans."--BOOK JACKET.
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Helen Papanikolas è l'autore di An amulet of Greek earth. Esplora il suo catalogo completo su Booklogr.
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Di che genere è An amulet of Greek earth?+
An amulet of Greek earth è un libro di Greek Americans, Ethnic identity, Folklore, Cultural assimilation.
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"The boys and men who left their Greek valley and mountain villages for America in the early 1900s set out with amulets their mothers had made for them. Some were miniature sacks attached to necklaces; more often they were merely a square of fabric enclosing symbols of the values of their lives: a p...
Chi ha scritto An amulet of Greek earth?+
An amulet of Greek earth è stato scritto da Helen Papanikolas.