The product of many years of research by the great Greek folklorist Angeliki Hatzimichali, her now out-of-print study of the Sarakatsans will be reissued fifty years its first publication. The first volume includes an introduction to the five volume work by Ang. Hatzimichali, and deals with the geographical spread, nationality, name and nomadic nature of the Sarakatsans, also providing introductory information about their art and intellectual and social life. This edition has been enriched with a variety of photographic material.