Macedonian Folklore

G. F. Abbott Spent Two Years At The Turn Of The Twentieth Century Studying The Cultural Beliefs And Folklore Of Greek-Speaking Macedonia. His Results Are Formulated In This 1903 Book And Include Accounts Of Such Varying Topics As The Folk-Calendar Funeral Rites And Bird Legends Among Many Other Observations. Filled With Anecdotes Of His Adventure And Reports From Local Inhabitants This Work Is A Highly Engaging Travelogue With Many Ethnographic Insights. Those Interested In The Development Of Anthropology Will Find Abbott''S Study A Telling Example Of Victorian Methods While The General Reader Will Find His Prose Style Warm And Enjoyable.