Rethinking the Other in Antiquity

Autori

• Erich S. Gruen

Parametri

• 416 pagine
• 15 ore di lettura

• Saggistica
• Storia
• Tempi antichi

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Prevalent among classicists today is the notion that Greeks, Romans, and Jews enhanced their own self-perception by contrasting themselves with the so-called Other--Egyptians, Phoenicians, Ethiopians, Gauls, and other foreigners--frequently through hostile stereotypes, distortions, and caricature. In this provocative book, Erich Gruen demonstrates

Lingua: Inglese

Pubblicato: 2012

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