Negotiating Identity in the Ancient Mediterranean

Erscheinungsjahr 2022
ISBN: 978-1-009-29676-2
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 306 Seiten, Format (B × H): 170 mm x 244 mm, Gewicht: 494 g

The Mediterranean basin was a multicultural region with a great diversity of linguistic, religious, social and ethnic groups. This dynamic social and cultural landscape encouraged extensive contact and exchange among different communities. This book seeks to explain what happened when different ethnic, social, linguistic and religious groups, among others, came into contact with each other, especially in multiethnic commercial settlements located throughout the region. What means did they employ to mediate their interactions? How did each group construct distinct identities while interacting with others? What new identities came into existence because of these contacts? Professor Demetriou brings together several strands of scholarship that have emerged recently, especially ethnic, religious and Mediterranean studies. She reveals new aspects of identity construction in the region, examining the Mediterranean as a whole, and focuses not only on ethnic identity but also on other types of collective identities, such as civic, linguistic, religious and social.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Demetriou, Denise

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie Geschichte der klassischen Antike Klassische Archäologie
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Kulturwissenschaften
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Kultur- und Ideengeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction; 1. Emporion; 2. Gravisca; 3. Naukratis; 4. Pistiros; 5. Peiraieus; Conclusion.

Über Autor(innen)

Demetriou, Denise
Denise Demetriou is Assistant Professor of History at Michigan State University.