Multiple Antiquities - Multiple Modernities

Download or Read eBook Multiple Antiquities - Multiple Modernities PDF written by Gábor Klaniczay and published by Campus Verlag. This book was released on 2011-09 with total page 613 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Multiple Antiquities - Multiple Modernities
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Publisher : Campus Verlag
Total Pages : 613
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ISBN-10 : 9783593391014
ISBN-13 : 3593391015
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Book Synopsis Multiple Antiquities - Multiple Modernities by : Gábor Klaniczay

Book excerpt: Antiquity, as the term has been understood and used over the centuries by scholars, political and religious figures, and ordinary citizens, is far from a single, monolithic concept. Rather than reflecting a stable, shared understanding about the past and its meaning, the idea of antiquity is instead varying and multiple, taking on different meanings and deployed to different effects depending on the context in which it is being considered. In this volume, historians from a wide range of specialties offer a comparative assessment of the multiple perceptions of antiquity that have shaped modern European cultures and national identities, deploying a new methodological approach, histoire croisée, which considers these questions in light of the development of cultural diversity across Europe.


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