A neat article in this month's Nat. Geo. (the one with the meerkat on the
cover) about the Black Sea hill people. An interesting blend of Christian
belief with very strong pagan undertones, strong hospitality customs - the
author is told at one point: "The guest will be the last person to die", and
sacrifices to a wyter-like local entity. Check it out!
A brief web-teaser:
http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0209/feature4/index.html
Roderick