Ethnic Identity in Greek antiquity / Jonathan M. Hall.
- Hall, Jonathan M
- Date:
- 200, ©1997
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Publication/Creation
Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 200, ©1997.
Physical description
xviii, 228 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Series
Edition
1st pbk. ed.
Contents
1. Phrasing the problem. Introduction. The Dorians in a 'sociology of knowledge' -- 2. The nature and expression of ethnicity: an anthropological view. The rise and fall of instrumentalism. Defining the ethnic group. The genesis and maintenance of ethnic groups. Summary -- 3. The discursive dimension of ethnic identity. Ethnic groups in ancient Greece. Myths of ethnic origins. The Athenians: Ionians or autochthons? Dorians and Herakleidai -- 4. Ethnography and genealogy: an Argolic case-study. The ethnic populations of the Argolid. The genealogies of the Argolid. Decoding the genealogical grammar. Staking the Heraklid claim. Ethnicity and cult: Hera, Herakles and the Herakleidai -- 5. Ethnicity and archaeology. Excavating the ethnic group.
Bibliographic information
Includes bibliographical references (p. 190-212) and index.
Reproduction note
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