Tales of the Barbarians: Ethnography and Empire in the Roman West
Greg Woolf(auth.), Neville Morley(eds.)
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.
Chapter 1 Telling Tales on the Middle Ground (pages 8–31):
Chapter 2 Explaining the Barbarians (pages 32–58):
Chapter 3 Ethnography and Empire (pages 59–88):
Chapter 4 Enduring Fictions? (pages 89–117):
- 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
Chapter 1 Telling Tales on the Middle Ground (pages 8–31):
Chapter 2 Explaining the Barbarians (pages 32–58):
Chapter 3 Ethnography and Empire (pages 59–88):
Chapter 4 Enduring Fictions? (pages 89–117):
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Yıl:
2011
Yayımcı:
Wiley-Blackwell
Dil:
english
Sayfalar:
175
ISBN 10:
1444390813
ISBN 13:
9781444390810
Dosya:
PDF, 1.18 MB
IPFS:
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english, 2011