Michalis Kopidakis

Born in 1945. He studied Classical Philology at the Universities of Thessaloniki and Heidelberg.

From 1975 to 1998, he taught Ancient Greek Philology at the Faculty of Philosophy of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He is a Professor of the History and Hermeneutics of Classical Philology at the Department of Methodology, History, and Theory of Science at the University of Athens.

His scholarly and research work focuses on ancient Greek and Greco-Jewish literature, as well as modern Greek poetry.

Records

Carnival Songs with Domna in Thessaloniki (Live)
  • AlbumCD, Digital release1994Domna Samiou Greek Folk Music Association

Carnival Songs

Carnival songs with their ritual bawdiness – ‘sacred in the profane’ – disturbed the prudish devotees of tradition. The recordings come with a detailed booklet analysing the pagan and ritualistic context in which these songs are performed.
Carnival Songs with Domna in Thessaloniki (Live)
  • AlbumDigital release, LP1994Domna Samiou Greek Folk Music Association

Carnival Songs (LP)

These “sacred in the profane” songs of the Carnival with their ritual bawdiness disturbed the prudish “devotees” of tradition. The records are accompanied by a detailed booklet analyzing the pagan and ritualistic context in which these songs are performed.
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