A Companion to Ethnicity in the Ancient Mediterranean
| Author | : Jeremy McInerney |
| Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
| Total Pages | : 614 |
| Release | : 2014-08-25 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781444337341 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1444337343 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (41 Downloads) |
Download or read book A Companion to Ethnicity in the Ancient Mediterranean written by Jeremy McInerney and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2014-08-25 with total page 614 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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
