Rethinking the Other in Antiquity

by Erich S. Gruen

Book Overview

Prevalent among classicists today is the notion that Greeks, Romans, and Jews enhanced their own self-perception by contrasting themselves with the so-called Other--Egyptians, Phoenicians, Ethiopians, Gauls, and other foreigners--frequently through hostile stereotypes, distortions, and caricature. In this provocative book, Erich Gruen demonstrates how the ancients found connections rather than contrasts, how they expressed admiration for the achievements...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691156352
• ISBN13: 9780691156354
• Release Date: September 2012
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.2"