The myth of Western Civilization: the West as an ideological category and a political myth
"The Myth of Western Civilization: The West as an Ideological Category and a Political Myth has set for itself two different but complementary targets. The first is to show that what is commonly taken as a historical given, "Western Civilization", is actually an ideological constructi...
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| Zusammenfassung: | "The Myth of Western Civilization: The West as an Ideological Category and a Political Myth has set for itself two different but complementary targets. The first is to show that what is commonly taken as a historical given, "Western Civilization", is actually an ideological construction that has come to absorb the most disparate of contents. It is a common acceptance to intend Western Civilization as the liberal-democratic way of life and capitalist economy that apply in Euro-America. Many among those who believe in the existence and paramountcy of Western Civilization at the same time sustain that Western Civilization can be traced back at the very dawn of Europe and that, depending on who makes the claim, it can be linked to the birth of Greece and Rome and, successively, to Christianity and democracy, often establishing relationships between these varying cultures. While showing the difficulty of considering them instances of the same historical event, The Myth of the West highlights the essential contribution by civilizations like the Phoenician and the Arab to the development of the classical world and modern Europe"-- |
| Beschreibung: | xvi, 278 Seiten |
| ISBN: | 9781536188684 |
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| adam_text | Contents Preface ix Author’s Presentation xi To the Reader Abstract The West in the Geographies of the Ideological Imagination 1.1. The Globalized West 1.2. The West in European history 1.3. Multiple and Incompatible Wests 1.4. Reactionary and Traditional West 1.5. In search of the West xiii xv Chapter 1 At the Origins of the Myth Persepolis versus Athens 2.1. Persepolis versus Athens 2.2. From Sardis to Persepolis: A Fire That Raged for Two Centuries 2.3. The Persian model and the Clash of Civilization 2.4. Europe s natural Enemy : Building the Myth 2.5. A legend within a legend: Asian and/or Roman Troy 1 3 9 13 19 23 Chapter 2 25 25 33 48 61 81
viii Contents Chapter 3 Is the West Christian, Classic and Democratic? 3.1. Christianity and Christianities: The Many Religions of the West 3.2. On the Alleged Classical Roots of the West 3.3. Jerusalem, Athens, Rome: The West s False Chronologies 3.4. Theos, Demos, West: A Troublesome Relationship 115 115 147 170 231 Conclusive Remarks: On the Futility of a Myth 255 Comments to the Pictures 257 Index of Names 259 Index of Terms 271
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Contents Preface ix Author’s Presentation xi To the Reader Abstract The West in the Geographies of the Ideological Imagination 1.1. The Globalized West 1.2. The West in European history 1.3. Multiple and Incompatible Wests 1.4. Reactionary and Traditional West 1.5. In search of the West xiii xv Chapter 1 At the Origins of the Myth Persepolis versus Athens 2.1. Persepolis versus Athens 2.2. From Sardis to Persepolis: A Fire That Raged for Two Centuries 2.3. The Persian model and the "Clash of Civilization" 2.4. Europe's "natural Enemy": Building the Myth 2.5. A legend within a legend: Asian and/or Roman Troy 1 3 9 13 19 23 Chapter 2 25 25 33 48 61 81
viii Contents Chapter 3 Is the West Christian, Classic and Democratic? 3.1. Christianity and Christianities: The Many Religions of the West 3.2. On the Alleged "Classical Roots" of the West 3.3. Jerusalem, Athens, Rome: The West's False Chronologies 3.4. Theos, Demos, West: A Troublesome Relationship 115 115 147 170 231 Conclusive Remarks: On the Futility of a Myth 255 Comments to the Pictures 257 Index of Names 259 Index of Terms 271 |
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