Localism in Hellenistic Greece - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1487548311 ISBN 13 : 9781487548315

Editeur : University of Toronto Press, 2024

Synopsis

The Hellenistic age witnessed a dynamic increase of cultural fusion and entanglement across the Mediterranean and Eurasian worlds. Amid seismic changes in the world writ large, the regions of central Greece and the Peloponnese have often been considered a cultural space left behind. Localism in Hellenistic Greece explores how various processes impacted the countless small-scale, local communities of the Greek mainland.

Drawing on notions of locality, localism, local tradition, and boundedness in place, Sheila L. Ager and Hans Beck delve into some of the main hubs of Hellenistic Greece, from Thessaly to Cape Tainaron. Along with their contributors, they explore how polis and ethnos societies positioned themselves in a swiftly expanding horizon and the meaning-making force of the local. The book reveals how local discourses were energized by local sentiments and, much like an echo chamber, how discourses related back to the community and the place it occupied, prioritizing the local as the critical source of communal orientation. Engaging with debates about cultural connectivity and convergence, Localism in Hellenistic Greece offers new insights into lived experience in ancient Greece.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Hans Beck is a professor and chair of Greek history at Münster University and adjunct professor in the Department of History and Classical Studies at McGill University.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of Toronto Press
• Date d'édition: 2024
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1487548311
• ISBN 13: 9781487548315
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 416
• Éditeur: Ager Sheila, Beck Hans
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible