Ethnicity in the Ancient World – Did it matter

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ID9326451
AuthorsErich S Gruen (corresponding author)
Year2020
Pages210
Publication date2020-09-03
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenueEthnicity in the Ancient World - Did It Matter? (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherDe Gruyter (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.1515/9783110685657
OpenAlexW3083789516
ISBN9783110685657
Open LibraryOL30183923M
LanguageEN
Citations received18

This study raises that difficult and complicated question on a broad front, taking into account the expressions and attitudes of a wide variety of Greek, Roman, Jewish, and early Christian sources, including Herodotus, Polybius, Cicero, Philo, and Paul. It approaches the topic of ethnicity through the lenses of the ancients themselves rather than through the imposition of modern categories, labels, and frameworks. A central issue guides the course of the work: did ancient writers reflect upon collective identity as determined by common origins and lineage or by shared traditions and culture

Ancient history · Ethnic group · Geography · Sociology · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History · Anthropology · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Classical Antiquity Studies · History · Ancient History · Ethnicity

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