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The Roma in Greece

Summary/Abstract: In the study the history, culture, way of life, traditions and contemporary socio-economic and political situation of the Roma population in Greece are traced and analysed. The author examines in detail the Greek historiography dedicated to the Roma problems and traces the main stages of the history of the Roma migration and settlement in today's Greek lands. The number and structure of the Roma community in Greece, the conditions and way of life, the educational level, and the main Roma trades are the central problems discussed. Special attention is paid to the Romany language and the various local dialects as well as the religious and ritual system, the customs and traditions of the Christian Roma and the Moslem Roma, the latter inhabiting mainly Western Thrace. In the last part the author focuses on the attempts at organizing the Roma population in independent societies and unions and the role the state and society play in improving the standard of life and cultural development of these people as well as in solving their specific problems.

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