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Athos, the Holy Mountain of Greece, is one of the most mysterious
places in the world. A rugged pyramid that rises up from the Aegean
Sea, this mountain is wreathed in myth, legend and ancient
traditions that to this day remain largely hidden from view. The
heart of Athos started to beat at the dawn of Christianity and its
community lays claim to being the oldest democracy in the world. An
entirely autonomous region of the Hellenic Republic, it is home to
twenty Eastern Orthodox monasteries that cling to its rocky flanks.
No women are allowed to set foot upon the peninsula and the monks
who inhabit this isolated place still use the Julian calendar,
living on 'Byzantine Time', where each day starts at sunset. While
living in the mountain's shadow, in Ouranopolis, Sydney Loch spent
many years exploring Athos, the result of which is an enthralling
and vivid portrait of the Holy Mountain.
This edited collection considers Greek American formal and informal
educational efforts, institutions, and programs, broadly conceived,
as they evolved over time throughout the United States. The book's
focus on Greek Americans aims to highlight the vast array of
educational responses to local needs and contexts as this distinct,
yet, heterogeneous immigrant community sought to maintain its
linguistic, cultural, and religious heritage for over one hundred
years. The chapters in this volume amend the scholarly literature
that thus far has not only overlooked Greek American educational
initiatives, but has also neglected to recognize and analyze the
community's persistence in sustaining them. This book is an
important contribution to an understanding of Greek Americans' long
overdue history as a significant diaspora community within an
American context.
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Alexei Khomiakov
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Artur Mrowczynski-Van Allen, Teresa Obolevitch, Pawel Rojek
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