Material Connections In The Ancient Mediterranean

Author : Peter van Dommelen,A. Bernard Knapp
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2010-09-23
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781136903465

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Material Connections eschews outdated theory, tainted by colonialist attitudes, and develops a new cultural and historical understanding of how factors such as mobility, materiality, conflict and co-presence impacted on the formation of identity in the ancient Mediterranean. Fighting against ‘hyper-specialisation’ within the subject area, it explores the multiple ways that material culture was used to establish, maintain and alter identities, especially during periods of transition, culture encounter and change. A new perspective is adopted, one that perceives the use of material culture by prehistoric and historic Mediterranean peoples in formulating and changing their identities. It considers how objects and social identities are entangled in various cultural encounters and interconnections. The movement of people as well as objects has always stood at the heart of attempts to understand the courses and process of human history. The Mediterranean offers a wealth of such information and Material Connections, expanding on this base, offers a dynamic, new subject of enquiry – the social identify of prehistoric and historic Mediterranean people – and considers how migration, colonial encounters, and connectivity or insularity influence social identities. The volume includes a series of innovative, closely related case studies that examine the contacts amongst various Mediterranean islands – Sardinia, Corsica, Sicily, Crete, Cyprus, the Balearics – and the nearby shores of Italy, Greece, North Africa, Spain and the Levant to explore the social and cultural impact of migratory, colonial and exchange encounters. Material Connections forges a new path in understanding the material culture of the Mediterranean and will be essential for those wishing to develop their understanding of material culture and identity in the Mediterranean.

Author : Peter van Dommelen,A. Bernard Knapp
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2010-09-23
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781136903458

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Material Connections in the Ancient Mediterranean by Peter van Dommelen,A. Bernard Knapp Pdf

Material Connections eschews outdated theory, tainted by colonialist attitudes, and develops a new cultural and historical understanding of how factors such as mobility, materiality, conflict and co-presence impacted on the formation of identity in the ancient Mediterranean. Fighting against ‘hyper-specialisation’ within the subject area, it explores the multiple ways that material culture was used to establish, maintain and alter identities, especially during periods of transition, culture encounter and change. A new perspective is adopted, one that perceives the use of material culture by prehistoric and historic Mediterranean peoples in formulating and changing their identities. It considers how objects and social identities are entangled in various cultural encounters and interconnections. The movement of people as well as objects has always stood at the heart of attempts to understand the courses and process of human history. The Mediterranean offers a wealth of such information and Material Connections, expanding on this base, offers a dynamic, new subject of enquiry – the social identify of prehistoric and historic Mediterranean people – and considers how migration, colonial encounters, and connectivity or insularity influence social identities. The volume includes a series of innovative, closely related case studies that examine the contacts amongst various Mediterranean islands – Sardinia, Corsica, Sicily, Crete, Cyprus, the Balearics – and the nearby shores of Italy, Greece, North Africa, Spain and the Levant to explore the social and cultural impact of migratory, colonial and exchange encounters. Material Connections forges a new path in understanding the material culture of the Mediterranean and will be essential for those wishing to develop their understanding of material culture and identity in the Mediterranean.

Author : Radcliffe G. Edmonds III,Carolina López-Ruiz,Sofía Torallas-Tovar
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2023-11-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781000989274

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Magic and Religion in the Ancient Mediterranean World by Radcliffe G. Edmonds III,Carolina López-Ruiz,Sofía Torallas-Tovar Pdf

This volume explores aspects of ancient magic and religion in the ancient Mediterranean, specifically ways in which religious and mythical ideas, including the knowledge and practice of magic, were transmitted and adapted through time and across Greco-Roman, Near Eastern, and Egyptian cultures. Offering an original and innovative combination of case studies on the material aspects and cross-cultural transfers of magic and religion, this book brings together a range of contributions that cross and connect sub-fields with a pan-Mediterranean, comparative scope. Section I investigates the material aspects of magical practices, including first editions and original studies on papyri, gems, lamellae containing binding curses and protective texts, and other textual media in ancient book culture. Several chapters feature the Greco-Egyptian Magical Papyri, the compilation of magical recipes in the formularies, and the role of physical book-forms in the transmission of magical knowledge. Section II explores magic and religion as nodes of cultural exchange in the ancient Mediterranean. Case studies range from Egypt to Anatolia and from Syria-Phoenicia to Sicily, with Greco-Roman religion and myth integrated in a diverse and interconnected Mediterranean landscape. Readers encounter studies featuring charismatic figures of Magi and itinerant begging priests, the multiple understandings of deities such as Hekate, Herakles, or Aphrodite, or the perceived exotic origin of cult statues, mummies, amulets, and cursing formulae, which bring to light the rich intercultural networks of the ancient Mediterranean, and the crucial role of magic and religion in the process of cross-cultural adaptation and innovation. Magic and Religion in the Ancient Mediterranean World appeals to both specialized and non-specialized audiences, with expert contributions written in an accessible way. This is a fascinating resource for students and scholars working on magic, religion, and mythology in the ancient Mediterranean.

Author : Justin Leidwanger,Carl Knappett
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2018-11-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9781108429948

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Maritime Networks in the Ancient Mediterranean World by Justin Leidwanger,Carl Knappett Pdf

This book uses network ideas to explore how the sea connected communities across the ancient Mediterranean. We look at the complexity of cultural interaction, and the diverse modes of maritime mobility through which people and objects moved. It will be of interest to Mediterranean specialists, ancient historians, and maritime archaeologists.

Author : Elena Isayev
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 553 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2017-08-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9781107130616

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Migration, Mobility and Place in Ancient Italy by Elena Isayev Pdf

This book examines the nature of human mobility, attitudes to it, and constructions of place over the last millennium BC in Rome and Italy. It demonstrates that there were high rates of mobility, challenging the perception of sites and communities as static and ethnically oriented entities.

Author : Anna Kouremenos,Jody Michael Gordon
Publisher : Oxbow Books
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2020-06-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781789253474

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Mediterranean Archaeologies of Insularity in an Age of Globalization by Anna Kouremenos,Jody Michael Gordon Pdf

Recently, complex interpretations of socio-cultural change in the ancientMediterranean world have emerged that challenge earlier models. Influenced bytoday’s hyper-connected age, scholars no longer perceive the Mediterranean as astatic place where “Greco-Roman” culture was dominant, but rather see it as adynamic and connected sea where fragmentation and uncertainty, along with mobilityand networking, were the norm. Hence, a current theoretical approach to studyingancient culture has been that of globalization. Certain eras of Mediterranean history (e.g., the Roman empire) known for their increased connectivity have thus beenanalyzed from a globalized perspective that examines rhizomal networking, culturaldiversity, and multiple processes of social change. Archaeology has proven a usefuldiscipline for investigating ancient “globalization” because of its recent focus on howidentity is expressed through material culture negotiated between both local andglobal influences when levels of connectivity are altered. One form of identity that has been inadequately explored in relation to globalizationtheory is insularity. Insularity, or the socially recognized differences expressed bypeople living on islands, is a form of self-identification created within a particularspace and time. Insularity, as a unique social identity affected by “global” forces,should be viewed as an important research paradigm for archaeologies concerned with re-examining cultural change. The purpose of this volume is to explore how comparative archaeologies of insularitycan contribute to discourse on ancient Mediterranean “globalization.” The volume’s theme stems from a colloquium session that was chaired by the volume’s co-editors atthe Annual Meeting of the Archaeological Institute of America in January 2017. Given the current state of the field for globalization studies in Mediterranean archaeology,this volume aims to bring together for the first time archaeologists working ondifferent islands and a range of material culture types to examine diachronically how Mediterranean insularities changed during eras when connectivity increased, such asthe Late Bronze Age, the era of Greek and Phoenician colonization, the Classicalperiod, and during the High and Late Roman imperial eras. Each chapter aims tosituate a specific island or island group within the context of the globalizing forces and networks that conditioned a particular period, and utilizes archaeological material toreveal how islanders shaped their insular identities, or notions of insularity, at thenexus of local and global influences.

Author : Tamar Hodos
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 995 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2016-11-18
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781315448992

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The Routledge Handbook of Archaeology and Globalization by Tamar Hodos Pdf

This unique collection applies globalization concepts to the discipline of archaeology, using a wide range of global case studies from a group of international specialists. The volume spans from as early as 10,000 cal. BP to the modern era, analysing the relationship between material culture, complex connectivities between communities and groups, and cultural change. Each contributor considers globalization ideas explicitly to explore the socio-cultural connectivities of the past. In considering social practices shared between different historic groups, and also the expression of their respective identities, the papers in this volume illustrate the potential of globalization thinking to bridge the local and global in material culture analysis. The Routledge Handbook of Archaeology and Globalization is the first such volume to take a world archaeology approach, on a multi-period basis, in order to bring together the scope of evidence for the significance of material culture in the processes of globalization. This work thus also provides a means to understand how material culture can be used to assess the impact of global engagement in our contemporary world. As such, it will appeal to archaeologists and historians as well as social science researchers interested in the origins of globalization.

Author : Jeremy McInerney
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 614 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2014-08-25
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781444337341

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A Companion to Ethnicity in the Ancient Mediterranean by Jeremy McInerney Pdf

A Companion to Ethnicity in the Ancient Mediterranean presents a comprehensive collection of essays contributed by Classical Studies scholars that explore questions relating to ethnicity in the ancient Mediterranean world. Covers topics of ethnicity in civilizations ranging from ancient Egypt and Israel, to Greece and Rome, and into Late Antiquity Features cutting-edge research on ethnicity relating to Philistine, Etruscan, and Phoenician identities Reveals the explicit relationships between ancient and modern ethnicities Introduces an interpretation of ethnicity as an active component of social identity Represents a fundamental questioning of formally accepted and fixed categories in the field

Author : Louise Steel
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780415537346

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Materiality and Consumption in the Bronze Age Mediterranean by Louise Steel Pdf

The importance of cultural contacts in the East Mediterranean has long been recognized and is the focus of ongoing international research. Fieldwork in the Aegean, Egypt, Cyprus, and the Levant continues to add to our understanding of the nature of this contact and its social and economic significance, particularly to the cultures of the Aegean. Despite sophisticated discussion of the archaeological evidence, in particular on the part of Aegean and Mediterranean archaeologists, there has been little systematic attempt to incorporate anthropological perspectives on materiality and exchange into archaeological narratives of this material. This book addresses that gap and integrates anthropological discourse on contact, examining exchange systems, the gift, notions of geographical distance and power, colonization, and hybridization. Furthermore, it develops a social narrative of culture contact in the Mediterranean context, illustrating the reasons communities chose to engage in international exchange, and how this impacted the construction of identities throughout the region. While traditional archaeologies in the East Mediterranean have tended to be reductive in their approach to material culture and how it was produced, used, and exchanged, this book reviews current research on material culture, focusing on issues such as the biography of objects, inalienable possessions, and hybridization - exploring how these issues can further illuminate the material world of the communities of the Bronze Age Mediterranean.

Author : Stella Souvatzi,Athena Hadji
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2013-10-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781135042899

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Space and Time in Mediterranean Prehistory by Stella Souvatzi,Athena Hadji Pdf

Space and Time in Mediterranean Prehistory addresses these two concepts as interrelated, rather than as separate categories, and as a means for understanding past social relations at different scales. The need for this volume was realised through four main observations: the ever growing interest in space and spatiality across the social sciences; the comparative theoretical and methodological neglect of time and temporality; the lack in the existing literature of an explicit and balanced focus on both space and time; and the large amount of new information coming from prehistoric Mediterranean. It focuses on the active and interactive role of space and time in the production of any social environment, drawing equally on contemporary theory and on case-studies from Mediterranean prehistory. Space and Time in Mediterranean Prehistory seeks to break down the space-time continuum, often assumed rather than inferred, into space-time units and to uncover the varying and variable interrelations of space and time in prehistoric societies across the Mediterranean. The volume is a response to the dissatisfaction with traditional views of space and time in prehistory and revisits these concepts to develop a timely integrative conceptual and analytical framework for the study of space and time in archaeology.

Author : Philipp W. Stockhammer,Eleftheria Pappa,Louise Hitchcock,Aren Maeir,Magdalena Naum,Stephanie Langin-Hooper,Stephan Palmié,Marcus Brittain,Timothy Clack,Juan Salazar Bonet,Diana D. Loren,Hendrik Van Gijseghem,Yigal Levin,Carla M. Antonaccio,Bettina Bader,Mary C. Beaudry,Parker VanValkenburgh,Geoffrey G. McCafferty,Carrie L. Dennett
Publisher : Archaeological Review from Cambridge
Page : 367 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2013-04-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Archaeology and Cultural Mixture by Philipp W. Stockhammer,Eleftheria Pappa,Louise Hitchcock,Aren Maeir,Magdalena Naum,Stephanie Langin-Hooper,Stephan Palmié,Marcus Brittain,Timothy Clack,Juan Salazar Bonet,Diana D. Loren,Hendrik Van Gijseghem,Yigal Levin,Carla M. Antonaccio,Bettina Bader,Mary C. Beaudry,Parker VanValkenburgh,Geoffrey G. McCafferty,Carrie L. Dennett Pdf

Author : Anastasia Gadolou,Soren Handberg
Publisher : Aarhus Universitetsforlag
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2017-02-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9788771845693

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Material Koinai in the Greek Early Iron Age and Archaic Period by Anastasia Gadolou,Soren Handberg Pdf

The ancient Greek word koine was used to describe the new common language dialect that became widespread in the ancient Greek world after the conquests of Alexander the Great. Modern scholars have increasingly used the word to conceptualise regional homogeneities in the material culture of the ancient Mediterranean. In this volume, twenty scholars from various disciplines present case studies that focus on the fundamental question of how to perceive and the social and cultural mechanisms that led to the spread and consumption of material culture in the Greek early Iron Age. Combined the chapters provide a critical examination of the use of the koine concept as a heuristic tool in historical research and discuss to what degree similarities in material culture reflect cultural connections. The volume will be of interest scholars interested in archaeological theory and method, the social significance of material culture, and the history of the ancient Greek world in the first half of the first millennium BC.

Author : Jan Driessen,Alessandro Vanzetti
Publisher : Presses universitaires de Louvain
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2021-01-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9782390610878

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Communication Uneven by Jan Driessen,Alessandro Vanzetti Pdf

The aim of this volume is to measure acceptance of, and resistance to, outside influences within Mediterranean coastal settlements and their immediate hinterlands, with a particular focus on the processes not reflecting simple commercial routes, but taking place at an intercultural level, in situations of developed connectedness.

Author : Martin Pitts,Miguel John Versluys
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 307 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : History
ISBN : 9781107043749

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Globalisation and the Roman World by Martin Pitts,Miguel John Versluys Pdf

This book applies modern theories of globalisation to the ancient Roman world, creating new understandings of Roman archaeology and history. This is the first book to intensely scrutinize the subject through a team of international specialists studying a wide range of topics, including imperialism, economics, migration, urbanism and art.

Author : Louisa Campbell,Adrian Maldonado,Elizabeth Pierce,Anthony Russell
Publisher : Oxbow Books
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2016-05-07
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781785701832

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Creating Material Worlds by Louisa Campbell,Adrian Maldonado,Elizabeth Pierce,Anthony Russell Pdf

Despite a growing literature on identity theory in the last two decades, much of its current use in archaeology is still driven toward locating and dating static categories such as ‘Phoenician’, ‘Christian’ or ‘native’. Previous studies have highlighted the various problems and challenges presented by identity, with the overall effect of deconstructing it to insignificance. As the humanities and social sciences turn to material culture, archaeology provides a unique perspective on the interaction between people and things over the long term. This volume argues that identity is worth studying not despite its slippery nature, but because of it. Identity can be seen as an emergent property of living in a material world, an ongoing process of becoming which archaeologists are particularly well suited to study. The geographic and temporal scale of the papers included is purposefully broad to demonstrate the variety of ways in which archaeology is redefining identity. Research areas span from the Great Lakes to the Mediterranean, with case studies from the Mesolithic to the contemporary world by emerging voices in the field. The volume contains a critical review of theories of identity by the editors, as well as a response and afterward by A. Bernard Knapp.