KARABELIAS GIORGOS, THE FOLK SONG - IMPRESSION OF THE IDENTITY OF MODERN HELLENISM (TO DIMOTIKO TRAGOUDI - APOTYPOSI TIS IDIOPROSOPIAS TOU NEOTEROU ELLINISMOU)

The folk song, in contrast to many current "demystifying" theories, which wish to treat it as "a single song", is ultimately the experience of the Greek people in terms of their place in the world. ... It gives, in the most complete way, the peculiarities of the Greek ideology, the "most similar" of our national character.

A character that has been formed over a period of thousands of years, through adventures, transitions and changes, that few historical peoples have known. The fact that today, in a time of universal decline of Hellenism, the interest in folk song is increasing by a growing number of young people, while the relevant studies are multiplying, in addition to its timeless value, shows that when a culture touches literally the limits of his survival, then he delves into the deeper layers of his identity, to perhaps find the power of a new ascension. (From the presentation on the back of the book)