Το θέμα του ταξιδιού στα δημοτικά τραγούδια. Μια πρώτη προσέγγιση
Part of : Ελληνικά : φιλολογικό, ιστορικό και λαογραφικό περιοδικό σύγγραμμα ; Vol.48, No.2, 1998, pages 283-306
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The Theme of the Journey in Demotic Songs. An Initial Approach
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In demotic songs, the main agent of the collective thought of traditional modern Hellenism, the theme of the journey, occupies an important place and functions in a variety of ways. In the songs of exile, the journey is treated as a curse, underlining its purpose, parting, the preparation, the modes of transport employed, the danger, the meteorological conditions and the impossible return. In laments, the picture of the myth of death as a journey presents many facets (preparation, farewells, the whole question of nonreturn, the established companions to the soul: the ship, the wooden horse, the underworld, Hades). In lays (παραλογές), the journey functions as a initiation and trial, or is fateful and constitutes transgression against a taboo and, finally, plays a significant role in the marriage relationship. This study permits the elucidation of certain fixed elements as regards the journey in demotic songs (departure, meteorological features, return, danger etc.). Beyond this, there appears the negative character par excellence of the journey itself, in its essence.
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