Patterns of the Past : Epitedeumata in the Greek Tradition

Alfonso Moreno

ISBN 10: 0199668884 / ISBN 13: 9780199668885

Verlag: Oxford University Press Dez 2014, 2014

Neuware - Classical Greek consistently uses epit¿deumata to signify 'way of life' or even 'everyday habits', but always refers to practices that are deliberately pursued, not traditions and customs that are passively carried on. In this volume, an international group of leading academics undertake an examination of epit¿deumata in Greek history, looking at cultural practices as acts which relate meaningfully to perceived sequences of past acts. In doing so, the contributors ask what kinds of attitudes the ancient Greeks had towards their past, and what behaviour such attitudes provoked. Each of the original contributions to this collection focuses on different kinds of epit¿deumata as act patterns in the Greek world, incorporating religion and myth, political behaviour, sexuality, and historiography. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9780199668885

Inhaltsangabe:

Classical Greek consistently uses epitedeumata to signify 'way of life' or even 'everyday habits', but always refers to practices that are deliberately pursued, not traditions and customs that are passively carried on. In this volume, an international group of leading academics undertake an examination of epitedeumata in Greek history, looking at cultural practices as acts which relate meaningfully to perceived sequences of past acts. In doing so, the contributors ask what kinds of attitudes the ancient Greeks had towards their past, and what behaviour such attitudes provoked. Each of the original contributions to this collection focuses on different kinds of epitedeumata as act patterns in the Greek world, incorporating religion and myth, political behaviour, sexuality, and historiography.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor:
Alfonso Moreno is Andrew and Randall Crawley Fellow and Tutor in Ancient History at Magdalen College, University of Oxford.

Rosalind Thomas is Dyson and McGregor Fellow in Ancient History and Professor in Greek History at Balliol College, University of Oxford.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Patterns of the Past : Epitedeumata in the ...
Verlag: Oxford University Press Dez 2014
Erscheinungsdatum: 2014
Einband: Buch
Zustand: Neu