Creating Ethnicities Identities In The Roman World

Author : Andrew Gardner,Edward Herring,Kathryn Lomas
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Ethnicity
ISBN : 1905670796

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Creating Ethnicities & Identities in the Roman World by Andrew Gardner,Edward Herring,Kathryn Lomas Pdf

Questions of ethnic and cultural identities are central to the contemporary understanding of the Roman world. The expansion of Rome across Italy, the Mediterranean, and beyond entailed encounters with a wide range of peoples. Many of these had well-established pre-conquest ethnic identities which can be compared with Roman perceptions of them. In other cases, the ethnicity of peoples conquered by Rome has been perceived almost entirely through the lenses of Roman ethnographic writing and administrative structures. The formation of such identities, and the shaping of these identities by Rome, was a vital part of the process of Roman imperialism. Comparisons across the empire reveal some similarities in the processes of identity formation during and after the period of Roman conquest, but they also reveal a considerable degree of diversity and localisation in interactions between Romans and others. This volume explores how these practices of ethnic categorisation formed part of Roman strategies of control, and how people living in particular places internalised them and developed their own senses of belonging to an ethnic community. It includes both regional studies and thematic approaches by leading scholars in the field--Publisher website.

Author : Kathryn Lomas,Edward Herring,Andrew Gardner
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2023
Category : Ethnicity
ISBN : OCLC:1389628167

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Creating Ethnicities & Identities in the Roman World by Kathryn Lomas,Edward Herring,Andrew Gardner Pdf

Author : Dr Joanne Berry,Joanne Berry,Ray Laurence
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2002-09-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134778508

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Cultural Identity in the Roman Empire by Dr Joanne Berry,Joanne Berry,Ray Laurence Pdf

This provocative and often controversial volume examines concepts of ethnicity, citizenship and nationhood, to determine what constituted cultural identity in the Roman Empire. The contributors draw together the most recent research and use diverse theoretical and methodological perspectives from archaeology, classical studies and ancient history to challenge our basic assumptions of Romanization and how parts of Europe became incorporated into a Roman culture. Cultural Identity in the Roman Empire breaks new ground, arguing that the idea of a unified and easily defined Roman culture is over-simplistic, and offering alternative theories and models. This well-documented and timely book presents cultural identity throughout the Roman empire as a complex and diverse issue, far removed from the previous notion of a dichotomy between the Roman invaders and the Barbarian conquered.

Author : Danuta Shanzer
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 398 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2016-04-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317061694

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Romans, Barbarians, and the Transformation of the Roman World by Danuta Shanzer Pdf

One of the most significant transformations of the Roman world in Late Antiquity was the integration of barbarian peoples into the social, cultural, religious, and political milieu of the Mediterranean world. The nature of these transformations was considered at the sixth biennial Shifting Frontiers in Late Antiquity Conference, at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in March of 2005, and this volume presents an updated selection of the papers given on that occasion, complemented with a few others,. These 25 studies do much to break down old stereotypes about the cultural and social segregation of Roman and barbarian populations, and demonstrate that, contrary to the past orthodoxy, Romans and barbarians interacted in a multitude of ways, and it was not just barbarians who experienced "ethnogenesis" or cultural assimilation. The same Romans who disparaged barbarian behavior also adopted aspects of it in their everyday lives, providing graphic examples of the ambiguity and negotiation that characterized the integration of Romans and barbarians, a process that altered the concepts of identity of both populations. The resultant late antique polyethnic cultural world, with cultural frontiers between Romans and barbarians that became increasingly permeable in both directions, does much to help explain how the barbarian settlement of the west was accomplished with much less disruption than there might have been, and how barbarian populations were integrated seamlessly into the old Roman world.

Author : Ton Derks,Nico Roymans
Publisher : Amsterdam University Press
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789089640789

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Ethnic Constructs in Antiquity by Ton Derks,Nico Roymans Pdf

A bold and original examination of the relationships between ethnicity and political power in the ancient world.

Author : Yair Furstenberg
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2016-06-21
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004321694

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Jewish and Christian Communal Identities in the Roman World by Yair Furstenberg Pdf

The studies in this volume examine the unique communal patterns among Jews and Christians within Roman civic culture and their diverse responses to shared challenges under Imperial rule.

Author : Jonathan J. Price,Margalit Finkelberg,Yuval Shahar
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 427 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2022-04-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9781009256223

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Rome: An Empire of Many Nations by Jonathan J. Price,Margalit Finkelberg,Yuval Shahar Pdf

A panoramic and colourful view of the many ethnic identities, languages and cultures composing the Roman Empire.

Author : Nico Roymans
Publisher : Amsterdam University Press
Page : 291 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789053567050

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Ethnic Identity and Imperial Power by Nico Roymans Pdf

"This study explores the theme of Batavian ethnicity and ethnogenesis in the context of the Early Roman empire. Its starting point is the current view in the social and historical sciences of ethnicity as a culturally determined, subjective construct that is shaped through interaction with an ethnic 'other'. The study analyses literary, epigraphic and archaeological sources relating to the Batavian image and self-image against the backdrop of Batavian integration into the Roman world. The Batavians were intensively exploited by the Roman authorities for the recruitment of auxiliary soldiers, with the result that their society developed into a full-blown military community."--Jacket.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Age groups
ISBN : 1785701894

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Ways of Being Roman by Anonim Pdf

"This book examines the question of identity in the Roman provinces of the western empire. It takes an innovative approach in looking at the wider discourses or ideologies through which an individual sense of self was learnt and expressed. This wide-ranging survey considers ethnic identity, status, gender, and age. Rather than constructing a paradigm of the 'ideal' of any specific aspect of personal identity, it looks at some of the wider cultural ideas which were drawn upon in differentiating groups of people and the variability within this. It focuses on the daily and mundane practices of everyday life through which identities were internalised and communicated"--Provided by publisher.

Author : Aaron W. Irvin
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2020-09-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9781119630722

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Community and Identity at the Edges of the Classical World by Aaron W. Irvin Pdf

A timely and academically-significant contribution to scholarship on community, identity, and globalization in the Roman and Hellenistic worlds Community and Identity at the Edges of the Classical World examines the construction of personal and communal identities in the ancient world, exploring how globalism, multi-culturalism, and other macro events influenced micro identities throughout the Hellenistic and Roman empires. This innovative volume discusses where contact and the sharing of ideas was occurring in the time period, and applies modern theories based on networks and communication to historical and archaeological data. A new generation of international scholars challenge traditional views of Classical history and offer original perspectives on the impact globalizing trends had on localized areas—insights that resonate with similar issues today. This singular resource presents a broad, multi-national view rarely found in western collected volumes, including Serbian, Macedonian, and Russian scholarship on the Roman Empire, as well as on Roman and Hellenistic archaeological sites in Eastern Europe. Topics include Egyptian identity in the Hellenistic world, cultural identity in Roman Greece, Romanization in Slovenia, Balkan Latin, the provincial organization of cults in Roman Britain, and Soviet studies of Roman Empire and imperialism. Serving as a synthesis of contemporary scholarship on the wider topic of identity and community, this volume: Provides an expansive materialist approach to the topic of globalization in the Roman world Examines ethnicity in the Roman empire from the viewpoint of minority populations Offers several views of metascholarship, a growing sub-discipline that compares ancient material to modern scholarship Covers a range of themes, time periods, and geographic areas not included in most western publications Community and Identity at the Edges of the Classical World is a valuable resource for academics, researchers, and graduate students examining identity and ethnicity in the ancient world, as well as for those working in multiple fields of study, from Classical, Hellenistic, and Roman historians, to the study of ethnicity, identity, and globalizing trends in time.

Author : Ralph Haeussler
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2016-06-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781315433202

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Becoming Roman? by Ralph Haeussler Pdf

Few empires had such an impact on the conquered peoples as did the Roman empire, creating social, economic, and cultural changes that erased long-standing differences in material culture, languages, cults, rituals and identities. But even Rome could not create a single unified culture. Individual decisions introduced changes in material culture, identity, and behavior, creating local cultures within the global world of the Roman empire that were neither Roman nor native. The author uses Northwest Italy as an exemplary case as it went from a marginal zone to one of the most flourishing and strongly urbanized regions of Italy, while developing a unique regional culture. This volume will appeal to researchers interested in the Roman Empire, as well as those interested in individual and cultural identity in the past.

Author : Wouter Vanacker,Arjan Zuiderhoek
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2016-12-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317118480

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Imperial Identities in the Roman World by Wouter Vanacker,Arjan Zuiderhoek Pdf

In recent years, the debate on Romanisation has often been framed in terms of identity. Discussions have concentrated on how the expansion of empire impacted on the constructed or self-ascribed sense of belonging of its inhabitants, and just how the interaction between local identities and Roman ideology and practices may have led to a multicultural empire has been a central research focus. This volume challenges this perspective by drawing attention to the processes of identity formation that contributed to an imperial identity, a sense of belonging to the political, social, cultural and religious structures of the Empire. Instead of concentrating on politics and imperial administration, the volume studies the manifold ways in which people were ritually engaged in producing, consuming, organising, believing and worshipping that fitted the (changing) realities of empire. It focuses on how individuals and groups tried to do things 'the right way', i.e., the Greco-Roman imperial way. Given the deep cultural entrenchment of ritualistic practices, an imperial identity firmly grounded in such practices might well have been instrumental, not just to the long-lasting stability of the Roman imperial order, but also to the persistence of its ideals well into (Christian) Late Antiquity and post-Roman times.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2023-09-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004545632

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Understanding Integration in the Roman World by Anonim Pdf

Integration is a buzzword in the 21st century. However, academics still do not agree on its meaning and, above all, on its consequences. This book offers numerous examples showing that the inhabitants of the Roman Mediterranean were “integrated”, i.e. were aware of the existence of a common framework of coexistence, without this necessarily resulting in a process of cultural convergence. For instance, the Spanish poet Martial explicitly refused to be considered the brother of the Greek Charmenion (10.65): paradoxically, while reaffirming their differences, his satirical epigram confirms the existence of a common frame of reference that encompassed them both. Understanding integration in the Roman world requires paying attention to the complex and varied responses to diversity in Roman times.

Author : Katherine M. Hockey,David G. Horrell
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2018-06-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780567677310

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Ethnicity, Race, Religion by Katherine M. Hockey,David G. Horrell Pdf

Religion, ethnicity and race are facets of human identity that have become increasingly contested in the study of the Bible - largely due to the modern discipline of biblical studies having developed in the context of Western Europe, concurrent with the emergence of various racial and imperial ideologies. The essays in this volume address Western domination by focusing on historical facets of ethnicity and race in antiquity, the identities of Jews and Christians, and the critique of scholarly ideologies and racial assumptions which have shaped this branch of study. The contributors critique various Western European and North American contexts, and bring fresh perspectives from other global contexts, providing insights into how biblical studies can escape its enmeshment in often racist notions of ethnicity, race, empire, nationhood and religion. Covering issues ranging from translation and racial stereotyping to analysing the significance of race in Genesis and the problems of an imperialist perspective, this volume is vital not only for biblical scholars but those invested in Christian, Jewish and Muslim identity.

Author : Janet Huskinson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2013-10-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134693214

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Experiencing Rome by Janet Huskinson Pdf

Unique in their broad-based coverage the twelve essays in this book provide a fresh look at some central aspects of Roman culture and society.