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Rethinking the Other in Antiquity

Paperback • 2012 • English

Rethinking the Other in Antiquity

By Erich S. Gruen

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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 how the ancients found connections rather than contrasts, how they expressed admiration for the achievements and principles of other societies, and ho...Show more

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9780691156354

Publisher

Princeton University Press

Published year

2012

Language

English

Original title

Rethinking the Other in Antiquity

Format

Paperback

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