Mediation in a feuding society: an anthropological approach to the process of sasmos in contemporary Crete
On the Greek island of Crete, a customary practice for mitigating hostility or conflict between two men continues to the present time. It survives mainly in local agricultural and pastoral communities and is called sasmos. The corresponding verb is siazo which means ‘pulling to taut (e.g., a wire or...
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Oxford University Anthropological Society
2024
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