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A companion to ethnicity in the ancient Mediterranean

By Jeremy , McInerney

Book information

Publisher
Wiley Blackwell 2014
Year
2014
ISBN
1444337343, 978-1-4443-3734-1, 9781118834138, 1118834135, 9781118834312, 1118834313, 9781118834381, 1118834380
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
9 MB (9278588 bytes)
Series
Blackwell companions to the ancient world
Edition
1
Pages
600\598
Time added
2015-12-23 22:00:00
Ethnology -- Mediterranean Region.

Description

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

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