Panhellenism and the barbarian in Archaic and Classical Greece:
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1. Verfasser: Mitchell, Lynette G. 1966- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Havertown Classical Press of Wales 2007
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Beschreibung:Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; List of figures; Introduction: Panhellenism and the barbarian; 1. Panhellenism and the community of the hellenes; 2. Defining the boundaries of the hellenic community; 3. The symbolic community: utopia and dystopia; 4. Cultural contestation; 5. Time, space and war against the barbarian; Epilogue; Bibliography; General index; Index locorum
This is the first book in English to provide a systematic treatment of Panhellenism. The author argues that in archaic and classical Greece Panhellenism was a body of narratives that expressed, defined and limited the community of the Hellenes and gave it political substance. Yet Panhellenic narratives also responded to other needs of the community, in particular serving to locate the Hellenes in time and space. Thus one of the chief Panhellenic narratives, the war against the barbarian, provided the conceptual framework in which Alexander the Great could imagine his Asian campaign
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (613 pages)
ISBN:1905125720
9781905125722

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