SOCIAL FUNCTIONALITY OF TRADITIONAL DANCE IN THE MODERN GREEK SOCIETY. THE MODEL OF MAGNESIA'S COUNTY

THE MAIN GOAL OF THIS DISSERTATION IS THE EXAMINATION OF THE SOCIAL FUNCTIONS OF TRADITIONAL GREEK DANCES AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE MODERN GREEK SOCIETY. THE RESEARCH CONTENT REFERS TO DANCE DEVELOPMENT, MAINLY IN THE RURAL AREA OF THE MAGNESIA COUNTY, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE EVOLUTION OF ENTERTAINMENT ASWELL AS THE INTERTEMPORAL DIFFERENTIATION IN THE INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS OF THE LOCAL INHABITANTS. MOREOVER, REFERENCES ARE MADE TO A VARIETY OF EFFECTSSOCIAL PROBLEMS HAVE ON DANCES. THE IMPACT OF SOCIAL EVOLUTION ON THE DANCE IS ALSO THOROUGHLY DISCUSSED. THE CONCLUSIONS OF BOTH THE EMPIRICAL AND THE THEORETICAL STUDIES DETERMINE THE SOCIAL FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE EVOLUTION OF THE DANCES AS THEY FUNCTION IN THE CONTEMPORARY GREEK SOCIETY