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Ancient Perceptions of Greek Ethnicity
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Ancient Perceptions of Greek Ethnicity Hardcover - 2001

by Irad Malkin (Editor); Contribution by Carla M. Antonaccio; Contribution by Beth Cohen

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This book is a study of the variable perceptions of Greek collective identity, discussing ancient categories such as blood- and mythically-related primordiality, language, religion, and culture. With less emphasis on dichotomies between Greeks and others, the book considers complex middle grounds of intra-Hellenic perceptions, oppositional identities, and outsiders' views. Although the authors do not seek to provide a litmus test of Greek identity, they do pay close attention to modern theories of ethnicity, its construction, function, and representation, and assess their applicability to views of Greekness in antiquity. From the Archaic period through the Roman Empire, archaeological, anthropological, historical, historiographical, rhetorical, artistic, and literary aspects are studied. Regardless of the invented aspects of ethnicity, the book illustrates its force and validity in history.

Details

  • Title Ancient Perceptions of Greek Ethnicity
  • Author Irad Malkin (Editor); Contribution by Carla M. Antonaccio; Contribution by Beth Cohen
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition 1st edition
  • Pages 440
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA
  • Date September 30, 2001
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780674006621 / 0674006623
  • Weight 1.78 lbs (0.81 kg)
  • Dimensions 9 x 6 x 1.13 in (22.86 x 15.24 x 2.87 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: Ancient (To 499 A.D.)
    • Cultural Region: Greece
  • Library of Congress subjects Greece - History - To 146 B.C, Greece - History - 146 B.C.-323 A.D
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2001028410
  • Dewey Decimal Code 305.800

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