Rethinking the Other in Antiquity |
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| Author:
| Gruen, Erich S. |
| Series title: | Martin Classical Lectures |
| ISBN: | 978-0-691-15635-4 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2012 |
| Publisher: | Princeton University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $34.00 |
Book Description:
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Prevalent among classicists today is the notion that Greeks, Romans, and Jews enhanced their own self-perception by contrasting themselves with the so-called Other--Egyptians, Phoenicians, Ethiopians, Gauls, and other foreigners--frequently through hostile stereotypes, distortions, and caricature. In this provocative book, Erich Gruen demonstrates
Prevalent among classicists today is the notion that Greeks, Romans, and Jews enhanced their own self-perception by contrasting themselves with the so-called Other--Egyptians, Phoenicians, Ethiopians, Gauls, and other foreigners--frequently through hostile stereotypes, distortions, and caricature. In this provocative book, Erich Gruen demonstrates