Rethinking the other in antiquity

Rethinking the other in antiquity /

Prevalent among classicists today is the notion that Greeks, Romans, and Jews enhanced their own self-perception by contrasting themselves with the so-called Other--Egyptians, Phoenicians, Ethiopians, Gauls, and other foreigners--frequently through hostile stereotypes, distortions, and caricature. I...

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Main Author: Gruen, Erich S. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 2011
Series:Martin classical lectures (Unnumbered).
Subjects:
Greeks > Attitudes > History > To 1500.
Romans > Attitudes > History > To 1500.
Noncitizens > Greece > Public opinion > History > To 1500.
Noncitizens > Rome > Public opinion > History.
Culture conflict > History.
Civilization, Classical.
Greece > Civilization > To 146 B.C. > Foreign influences.
Rome > Civilization > Foreign influences.
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