Bibliograph

Negotiating identity in the ancient Mediterranean, the archaic and classical Greek multiethnic emporia, Denise Demetriou

Type

Label

Negotiating identity in the ancient Mediterranean, the archaic and classical Greek multiethnic emporia, Denise Demetriou

Language

eng

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Negotiating identity in the ancient Mediterranean

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

908685849

Responsibility statement

Denise Demetriou

Series statement

Cambridge Social Sciences eBooks

Sub title

the archaic and classical Greek multiethnic emporia

Summary

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 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.--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Emporion -- Gravisca -- Naukratis -- Pistiros -- Peiraieus -- Conclusion

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