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Tales of the Barbarians: Ethnography and Empire in the Roman West
Greg Woolf
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Description for Tales of the Barbarians: Ethnography and Empire in the Roman West
Hardback. Tales of the Barbarians traces the creation of new mythologies in the wake of Roman expansion westward to the Atlantic, and offers the first application of modern ethnographic theory to ancient material. Series: Blackwell-Bristol Lectures on Greece, Rome and the Classical Tradition. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBAH; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 436.
Tales of the Barbarians traces the creation of new mythologies in the wake of Roman expansion westward to the Atlantic, and offers the first application of modern ethnographic theory to ancient material.
Tales of the Barbarians traces the creation of new mythologies in the wake of Roman expansion westward to the Atlantic, and offers the first application of modern ethnographic theory to ancient material.
- Investigates the connections between empire and knowledge at the turn of the millennia, and the creation of new histories in the Roman West
- Explores how ancient geography, local histories and the stories of wandering heroes were woven together by Greek scholars and local experts
- Offers a fresh perspective by examining passages from ancient writers in a new light
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Series
Blackwell-Bristol Lectures on Greece, Rome and the Classical Tradition
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781405160735
SKU
V9781405160735
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About Greg Woolf
Greg Woolf is Professor of Ancient History at the University of St. Andrews. He is the author of Becoming Roman: The Origins of Provincial Civilization in Gaul (1998), as well as the co-editor of Literacy and Power in the Ancient World (1994), and Rome the Cosmopolis (2003). In addition, Professor Woolf is editor of the Journal of Roman Studies and ... Read more
Reviews for Tales of the Barbarians: Ethnography and Empire in the Roman West
"A work of fundamental importance for students of ancient ethnography. Summing Up: Essential. All levels/libraries." (Choice, 1 November 2011) "By contrast, Woolf has rendered the topic in crisp and elegant prose. This reviewer suspects that, like good ancient ethnography, Woolf's contribution will very soon take on a life of its own". (Bryn Mawr Classical Review, ... Read more