1. However, we should not forget that elsewhere, in different contexts, there are extensive lament singing practices which are male-exclusive.

2. A different view has been proposed by Campbell with regard to the communities of Greek-speaking transhumant shepherds known as Sarakatsani: "Christ is the key figure in Sarakatsan religious belief"; "In their own experience the Sarakatsani see the reflection of the sufferings of Christ" (Campbell 1964: 347).