Testimonies for the Protection of Flocks, but also the Abusive Actions among Cattle Breeders and the Relevant Reports to the Nomocanons (Canons in Law)

In this study we will refer very briefly to what has to do with attitudes in general, of the world of cattle breeders between the 17th and 18th centuries, as they appear through the records in the Vrontologia the Seismologia books, the Lunar Roads (Selinodromia), regarding the exploitation, the better protection and development of the herds, through the characteristics of the popular meteorology as well as the corresponding customary law as mentioned and attributed to the Nomocanons, and especially regarding its abusive deviations during their management. Through these texts it is possible to follow both the linguistic continuity in terms of the formation of the text itself, but especially the corresponding ruptures in rural societies as they appear through the years

Vampire stories in Greece and the reinforcement of socio-cultural norms

This paper investigates the relationship of humans with the supernatural and the function of the latter as a normalizing factor in social organization. The focus is on traditional Greek stories about vampires and the aim is to study the relationship between vampires and the cultural capital of the local community, on the one hand, and, on the other, beliefs about the progress of the soul after its departure from the body upon death. The Greek vampire (vrikolakas) is examined in relation to both the concept of faith in Orthodox Christianity and traditional death rituals, some of them pagan survivals. © 2013 The Folklore Society