Humanities Senior Project: Mani and Me
Welcome to my Humanities Senior Project. This work not only reflects years of research and investigation, but also the influence the unique region of Mani has had on me over a lifetime. There are many elements to check out here and they will update often so don’t worry about taking it all in in one bite. Chew on it a while and, most importantly, ENJOY!
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"Mani harbors an air of the remote, mysterious and absolutely untamable, a place where the gun and rock tower rule. Its place in Modern Greek history stands as the one Greek province never fully overtaken by the Ottoman Turks..."
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- Memories
- Foot Bathing
- 20 Souvlakia
- The Oven
- The Widow and the Fire
- A Facebook Family Reunion
- Monopatia: Part I (2003)
- "I Take Out Eyes"
- Building my Great Aunt's Grave with my Father

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Mani: Travels in the Southern Peloponesse
Patrick Leigh Fermor
Dimos N. Mexis// Translated by John Antonakos
Henry Miller
The Last Word: Death, Divination, Gender in the Deep Mani
C. Nadia Seremetakis
Me
Mani 2007: Adventures, Weddings and Olives
"My Home is Mani" (song)
Oral History
Early History.wav
Byzantine.wav
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Bibliography.docx |
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Peter Grigorakakis