I don't think most people nowadays know what to make of modern day Greeks. They're sort of like Mayans or Egyptians: an ancient civilization seen as entirely separate from the people who live there now.
This is very true. For those that know, it's a purposeful erasure. It's telling when a Rum author tries to get publishers to sign her book, and they tell her that her story isn't worth publishing because it won't sell.
That was a very interesting article. I'd never heard of the Rum, but I honestly don't see that as a detriment. People read about made up cultures they're unfamiliar with all the time, so why would reading about a real group of people you're unfamiliar with be a turn off?
I don't think most people nowadays know what to make of modern day Greeks. They're sort of like Mayans or Egyptians: an ancient civilization seen as entirely separate from the people who live there now.
This is very true. For those that know, it's a purposeful erasure. It's telling when a Rum author tries to get publishers to sign her book, and they tell her that her story isn't worth publishing because it won't sell.
https://themarkaz.org/the-hidden-world-of-istanbuls-rums/
That was a very interesting article. I'd never heard of the Rum, but I honestly don't see that as a detriment. People read about made up cultures they're unfamiliar with all the time, so why would reading about a real group of people you're unfamiliar with be a turn off?