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8 We may detect the first signs of Dawkins's interest in folklore in this brief account from his student days , but it was not until much later in life that this interest was turned into a professional line of study .
8 We may detect the first signs of Dawkins's interest in folklore in this brief account from his student days , but it was not until much later in life that this interest was turned into a professional line of study .
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Until rather recently the interest in folktales has been very limited among Greek folklore scholars and therefore Dawkins's contribution is all the more important . Folktales were collected in Greece from the beginning of the nineteenth ...
Until rather recently the interest in folktales has been very limited among Greek folklore scholars and therefore Dawkins's contribution is all the more important . Folktales were collected in Greece from the beginning of the nineteenth ...
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Over the years he had been developing an interest in Modern Greek and especially in its various dia- lects.15 Between 1909 and 1911 he made several field trips to Asia Minor , where he collected a considerable amount of tales .
Over the years he had been developing an interest in Modern Greek and especially in its various dia- lects.15 Between 1909 and 1911 he made several field trips to Asia Minor , where he collected a considerable amount of tales .
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the case of Eleni Vakalo | 1 |
the making of the Modern Greek Physiologos | 23 |
a pioneer in the field of Modern | 47 |
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