Η θέση της γλώσσας στη διατήρηση της αρβανίτικης ταυτότητας στην Κερατέα και η συμβολή των γυναικών σε αυτή
Date Issued
June 6, 2024
Type
Μεταπτυχιακή Διπλωματική Εργασία
Abstract
Much has been written about the villages of the Mesogeia region of Attica, and
the group of people who inhabit them has been studied mainly in a cultural
context. However, there is no study that investigates how they were shaped
over the centuries by influences that changed their identity and caused the
decline of the Arvanitic language. This paper will focus specifically on the town
of Keratea and in particular to its vigorous women, in an effort to explore and
understand the modern identity of Keratea at a time when the language is no
longer in use. In other words, it delves into the disappearance of this language
in Keratea, the village situated furthest from Athens in the Mesogeia region and
explores how the examined population group - with a particular emphasis on
women - influenced this loss.
Through a historical report and the influences exerted on the Arvanites of
Keratea by various external factors, will be made an attempt to understand how
the identity of this city evolved in relation to the Arvanites language and culture.
Grasping the complexities of the above factors can develop a comprehensive
understanding of the environment within which women functioned as a
mainstay. Therefore, we will be able to comprehend the unique position of
women in Keratea and their approach to the language issue served the
interests of their immediate family context, as well as their active role in the
cultural reality of the town. Finally, it will be safe to extract data that provide
insight into the population’s modern identity, the reasons for the decline of the
language, its self-relegation by the speakers, while it is necessary to address
the question as to whether the very basic element of a language is essential for
establishing a distinct identity within a group.
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