Director of the Hellenic Folklore Research Centre, Academy of Athens, e-mail address: ekaramanes@academyofathens.gr

ABSTRACT

PAUL-HENRI STAHL AND THE GREEK STUDIES: TERRAINS, THEMES, LEGACIES

This article explores the multifaceted relationship between Paul-Henri Stahl and Greece, through his teachings, publications, and intellectual influence. As a professor at École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS), in Paris, Stahl trained many Greek researchers and contributed to the development of ethnology and social anthropology in Greece. His journal, Études et Documents Balkaniques et Méditerranéens, featured numerous contributions by Greek students and collaborators on topics related to Greek social structures, rituals, and kinship systems. The article analyzes Stahl’s writings on Greece and provides a table of works by Greek collaborators published in his journal. Stahl’s legacy in Greek anthropology remains vivid and influential.

Keywords: Paul-Henri Stahl, Greek ethnology and social anthropology, Balkans, social structures, the journal Études et Documents Balkaniques et Méditerranéens.

DOI: 10.59277/RJSoc.2025.5-6.03 

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