Anthropolgy of Roman housing
By: edited by Alexandra Dardenay and Nicolas Laubry
Contributors: Laybry, Nicolas, editor
Publisher: BREPOLS Publishers
Published: 2020
Place of publication: Turnhout
Language: eng
Number of pages: 324
ISBN-13: 9782503588605
Subjects: Housing; History; Dwellings; Domestic Architecture; Roman Architecture; Anthropology and history; Social history; Social life and customs
Description: At a time when we reflect much on the issue of social cohesion, on the influence of architecture in lifestyles and on relationships between neighborhoods within large modern cities, this book aims to approach the study of "inhabitating modes" in roman urban dwellings. Drawing on concepts common to historical anthropology and incorporating evidence from multiple lines of research (archaeological, iconographic, textual, etc.), this volume aims to contribute to the reinvigoration of a social history of antiquity through new research projects, publications, and digital tools from both individual and collaborative efforts. This field of study is currently undergoing a period of disciplinary revitalization and this volume is an opportunity to present the most recent work and to dialogue in an interdisciplinary perspective.