Foundation Myths and Politics in Ancient Ionia

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ID19901651
AuthorsNaoíse Mac Sweeney (0000-0001-7994-6576, University of Leicester, corresponding author)
Year2013
Publication date2013-11-21
Open AccessYes
TypeBOOK
VenueFoundation Myths and Politics in Ancient Ionia (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherCambridge University Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1017/cbo9781139775410
OpenAlexW566630780
Open LibraryOL34722652M
ISBN9781139775410
LanguageEN
Citations received47
References cited1

This book examines foundation myths told about the Ionian cities during the archaic and classical periods. It uses these myths to explore the complex and changing ways in which civic identity was constructed in Ionia, relating this to the wider discourses about ethnicity and cultural difference that were current in the Greek world at this time. The Ionian cities seem to have rejected oppositional models of cultural difference which set in contrast East and West, Europe and Asia, Greek and Barbarian, opting instead for a more fluid and nuanced perspective on ethnic and cultural distinctions. The conclusions of this book have far-reaching implications for our understanding of Ionia, but also challenge current models of Greek ethnicity and identity, suggesting that there was a more diverse conception of Greekness in antiquity than has often been assumed

Aesthetics · Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Barbarian · Ethnic group · Foundation (evidence) · Greeks · Identity (music) · Mythology · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Anthropology · Classical Antiquity Studies · Classics · Gender Studies · History · Law

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