This volume examines topics such as religion, social customs, leisure life, festivals, language, literature, performing arts, media, and modern art and architecture, among many other topics. Woven into the text are vignettes of Greek life, helping to illustrate how it is people live. A crossroads between Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, Greece is fighting to hold on to the culture of yesterday, while still looking toward modernity.

Includes maps of: Greece.

Series foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Chronology -- 1: Land, people, and history -- 2: Religion -- 3: Society -- 4: Leisure, holidays, and the Greek table -- 5: Language and literature -- 6: Music and dance -- 7: Media, theater, and cinema -- 8: Architecture and art -- Glossary -- Selected bibliography -- Index.