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Ethnography and Empire in the Roman West
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Artikel-Nr:
9781444390797
Veröffentl:
2010
Einband:
E-Book
Seiten:
184
Autor:
Greg Woolf
eBook Typ:
PDF
eBook Format:
Reflowable E-Book
Kopierschutz:
Adobe DRM [Hard-DRM]
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
Tales of the Barbarians traces the creation of new mythologies in the wake of Roman expansion westward to the Atlantic, and offers the first application of modern ethnographic theory to ancient material. Investigates the connections between empire and knowledge at the turn of the millennia, and the creation of new histories in the Roman West Explores how ancient geography, local histories and the stories of wandering heroes were woven together by Greek scholars and local experts Offers a fresh perspective by examining passages from ancient writers in a new light
Tales of the Barbarians traces the creation of newmythologies in the wake of Roman expansion westward to theAtlantic, and offers the first application of modern ethnographictheory to ancient material.* Investigates the connections between empire and knowledge atthe turn of the millennia, and the creation of new histories in theRoman West* Explores how ancient geography, local histories and the storiesof wandering heroes were woven together by Greek scholars and localexperts* Offers a fresh perspective by examining passages fromancient writers in a new light
Translations Used viiIntroduction 1Chapter 1: Telling Tales on the Middle Ground 8Chapter 2: Explaining the Barbarians 32Chapter 3: Ethnography and Empire 59Chapter 4: Enduring Fictions? 89Notes 119References 146General Index 164Index of Main Passages Discussed 168