Negotiating identity in the ancient Mediterranean
Subtitle: the archaic and classical Greek multiethnic emporia
By: Denise Demetriou
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Cambridge
Language: eng
Number of pages: 292
ISBN-13: 9781107019447
Subjects: Commerce; HISTORY / Ancient / General; Mediterranean National characteristics; Civilization; Group identity; Social conditions; Culture conflict; Ethnic groups; History
Description: "The Mediterranean basin was a multicultural region with a great diversity of linguistic, religious, social, and ethnic groups. This dynamic social and cultural landscape encouraged extensive contact and exchange among different communities. This book seeks to explain what happened when different ethnic, social, linguistic, and religious groups, among others, came into contact with each other, especially in multiethnic commercial settlements located throughout the region. What means did they employ to mediate their interactions? How did each group construct distinct identities while interacting with others? What new identities came into existence because of these contacts? Professor Demetriou brings together several strands of scholarship that have emerged recently, especially in ethnic, religious, and Mediterranean studies. She reveals new aspects of identity construction in the region, examining the Mediterranean as a whole, and focuses not only on ethnic identity but also on other types of collective identities, such as civic, linguistic, religious, and social"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Introduction; 1. Emporion; 2. Gravisca; 3. Naukratis; 4. Pistiros; 5. Peiraieus; Conclusion.