A Companion to Ethnicity in the Ancient Mediterranean
Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, Ancient & Classical
| Author: | Jeremy McInerney | ISBN: | 9781118834381 |
| Publisher: | Wiley | Publication: | June 13, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Wiley-Blackwell | Language: | English |
| Author: | Jeremy McInerney |
| ISBN: | 9781118834381 |
| Publisher: | Wiley |
| Publication: | June 13, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Wiley-Blackwell |
| Language: | English |
A Companion to Ethnicity in the Ancient Mediterranean presents a comprehensive collection of essays contributed by Classical Studies scholars that explore questions relating to ethnicity in the ancient Mediterranean world.
- Covers topics of ethnicity in civilizations ranging from ancient Egypt and Israel, to Greece and Rome, and into Late Antiquity
- Features cutting-edge research on ethnicity relating to Philistine, Etruscan, and Phoenician identities
- Reveals the explicit relationships between ancient and modern ethnicities
- Introduces an interpretation of ethnicity as an active component of social identity
- Represents a fundamental questioning of formally accepted and fixed categories in the field
A Companion to Ethnicity in the Ancient Mediterranean presents a comprehensive collection of essays contributed by Classical Studies scholars that explore questions relating to ethnicity in the ancient Mediterranean world.
- Covers topics of ethnicity in civilizations ranging from ancient Egypt and Israel, to Greece and Rome, and into Late Antiquity
- Features cutting-edge research on ethnicity relating to Philistine, Etruscan, and Phoenician identities
- Reveals the explicit relationships between ancient and modern ethnicities
- Introduces an interpretation of ethnicity as an active component of social identity
- Represents a fundamental questioning of formally accepted and fixed categories in the field
