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Sacrifice at the bridge of Artaarticle 1983 • Mandel, Ruth
Greeks • Europe > Southeastern Europe
In this paper, Mandel provides a structural analysis of a Greek ballad to argue that women play a mediating role in Greek society between 'culture' and 'nature', and 'insider' and 'outsider' kinship status. 'The Bridge of Arta' is a tale about a woma...