Pascale, V., 284.
Patir (Patirion), monastery, in, 113-116, 186.
Patriarchalism, its break-up in South Italy, 48 seq.; makes for inefficiency, 226; shattered by judiciary abuses, 275, 279. See Peasantry.
Patrick, saint, 262.
Paul, saint, invoked against poisonous beasts, 138.
Paulinus, bishop, 151, 247.
Peasantry, oppressed by taxes, 35; their virtues and vices, 47; break-up of patriarchal habits, 48, 53; their anthropomorphic language, 50; defective colour-sense, 51-52; their system of nicknames, 54-56; degeneration in culture and modern revival, 57, 58, 97; their destructive avarice, 218. See Emigration.
Pecorara, a rustic dance, 152.
Pelasgic language and race, 187, 189, 191.
Pelicaro, district, 97.