Greeks And Barbarians

Greeks And Barbarians
Author: Harrison Thomas Harrison
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Total Pages: 288
Release: 2019-07-30
Genre: Greece
ISBN: 1474468918

How did the Greeks view foreign peoples? This book considers what the Greeks thought of foreigners and their religions, cultures and politics, and what these beliefs and opinions reveal about the Greeks. The Greeks were occasionally intrigued by the customs and religions of the many different peoples with whom they came into contact; more often they were disdainful or dismissive, tending to regard non-Greeks as at best inferior, and at worst as candidates for conquest and enslavement. Facing up to this less attractive aspect of the classical tradition is vital, Thomas Harrison argues, to seeing both what the ancient world was really like and the full nature of its legacy in the modern. In this book he brings together outstanding European and American scholarship to show the difference and complexity of Greek representations of foreign peoples - or barbarians, as the Greeks called them - and how these representations changed over time.The book looks first at the main sources: the Histories of Herodotus, Greek tragedy, and Athenian art. Part II examines how the Greeks distinguished themselves from barbarians through myth, language and religion. Part III considers Greek representations of two different barbarian peoples - the allegedly decadent and effeminate Persians, and the Egyptians, proverbial for their religious wisdom. In part IV three chapters trace the development of the Greek-barbarian antithesis in later history: in nineteenth-century scholarship, in Byzantine and modern Greece, and in western intellectual history.Of the twelve chapters six are published in English for the first time. The editor has provided an extensive general introduction, as well as introductions to the parts. The book contains two maps, a guide to further reading and an intellectual chronology. All passages of ancient languages are translated, and difficult terms are explained.

Kemet

Kemet
Author: Leonardo Paolo Lovari
Publisher: Leonardo Paolo Lovari
Total Pages: 291
Release: 2016-09-30
Genre: History
ISBN: 8898301723

The Egyptian civilization, which flourished along the banks of the Nile for about 3000 years, was one of the most extraordinary and enduring of the ancient world. Even today, after two thousand years since its setting, it continues to exert considerable charm. The Egyptians left many traces of their culture, thanks to the climate dry desert that has preserved over the centuries. The Sphinx and many pyramids, mummies, funerary masks, funerary decorations, the papyri, have thus been preserved from destruction, the common fate of many ancient remains. Egypt is in fact also known as the "gift of the Nile", because the flooding of the river deposited on the fields a layer of fertile silt, vital for the growth of crops. Already in prehistoric times, the first settlers learned to sow and plant their crops in the fields still covered by mud after the waters had receded. I collected, almost always abundant, they allowed that civilization to thrive and achieve a brilliance never known before. The ancient Egyptians called the fertile valley of the Nile kemet, "black earth", and themselves remet-en-kemet, "the people of the black earth", while the desert surrounding the town was said deshret, "red earth."

Five Egyptian Goddesses

Five Egyptian Goddesses
Author: Susan Tower Hollis
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 237
Release: 2019-10-03
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 1780937946

This volume explores the earliest appearances and functions of the five major Egyptian goddesses Neith, Hathor, Nut, Isis and Nephthys. Although their importance endured throughout more than three millennia of ancient Egyptian history, their origins, earliest roles, and relationships in religion, myth, and cult have never before been studied together in detail. Showcasing the latest research with carefully chosen illustrations and a full bibliography, Susan Tower Hollis suggests that the origins of the goddesses derived primarily from their functions, as, shown by their first appearances in the text and art of the Protodynastic, Early Dynastic, and Old Kingdom periods of the late fourth and third millennia BCE. The roles of the goddess Bat are also explored where she is viewed both as an independent figure and in her specific connections to Hathor, including the background to their shared bovine iconography. Hollis provides evidence of the goddesses' close ties with royalty and, in the case of Neith, her special connections to early queens. Vital reading for all scholars of Egyptian religion and other ancient religions and mythology, this volume brings to light the earliest origins of these goddesses who would go on to play major parts in later narratives, myths, and mortuary cult.

Catalogue of the Coptic Inscriptions in the Sudan National Museum at Khartoum (I. Khartoum Copt)

Catalogue of the Coptic Inscriptions in the Sudan National Museum at Khartoum (I. Khartoum Copt)
Author: Jacques van der Vliet
Publisher: Peeters Publishers
Total Pages: 322
Release: 2003
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 9789042912519

The Museum holds the world's largest collection of Christian inscriptions from Nubia south of the modern frontier with Egypt, about half of the which are in Coptic. The Greek texts are cataloged in a companion volume. The 128 inscriptions here are only monumental, the object of traditional epigraphy, and do not include the related dipinti accompanying wall paintings and graffiti on pottery. Almost all of them are funerary. Even the smallest fragments are included, because the knowledge of Medieval Nubia is quite meager and anything may prove useful. The copious notes and comments pay much attention to questions of archaeological context, language variation, and literary culture. The pieces are illustrated with monochrome photographs. Distributed by The David Brown Book Company. Annotation : 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).

Wrapping and Unwrapping Material Culture

Wrapping and Unwrapping Material Culture
Author: Susanna Harris
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 282
Release: 2016-06-16
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1315415631

This innovative volume challenges contemporary views on material culture by exploring the relationship between wrapping materials and practices and the objects, bodies, and places that define them. Using examples as diverse as baby swaddling, Egyptian mummies, Celtic tombs, lace underwear, textile clothing, and contemporary African silk, the dozen archaeologist and anthropologist contributors show how acts of wrapping and unwrapping are embedded in beliefs and thoughts of a particular time and place. Employing methods of artifact analysis, microscopy, and participant observation, the contributors provide a new lens on material culture and its relationship to cultural meaning.

Costruirono i primi templi

Costruirono i primi templi
Author: Klaus Schmidt
Publisher: Oltre edizioni
Total Pages: 369
Release: 2012-01-03
Genre: History
ISBN: 8897264050

NEL CUORE DELLA PREISTORIA Gobekli Tepe: una straordinaria scoperta archeologica che rivoluziona le nostre conoscenze sul remoto passato dell'uomo e getta una nuova luce sulle antiche tradizioni che hanno originato il racconto biblico della Genesi. Klaus Schmidt, l'archeologo scopritore del primo complesso templare dell'umanita', con questo libro ci conduce per mano dentro l'enigma che attanaglia da sempre gli studiosi della preistoria: donde veniamo e come siamo arrivati fin qui? Davanti a questa domanda cruciale, l'autore non si tira indietro ed avanza ipotesi narrando, in modo coinvolgente, il suo primo impatto con la misteriosa collina di Sanliurfa, nella Turchia orientale, e con i successivi eccezionali ritrovamenti, per poi descrivere con rigore la struttura dell'insediamento neolitico, cercando di interpretare il significato dei colossali pilastri a T disposti a cerchio ed istoriati con straordinari bassorilievi naturalistici o con simboli ancora tutti da decifrare. Il tutto 7000 anni prima delle grandi piramidi egizie e in tempi ancor piu' remoti rispetto all'innalzamento del primo megalite di Stonehenge. Il sito di Gobekli Tepe, con le sue meraviglie provenienti direttamente dall'era glaciale e con quelle che giacciono misteriosamente ancora sotto il manto di terra, e' destinato a cambiare radicalmente la comprensione delle tappe dell'avventura umana. 'La scoperta degli antichissimi templi di Gobekli Tepe (X millennio a.C.) permette per la prima volta di comprendere, con chiarezza senza uguali, come cacciatori e raccoglitori abbiano dato origine alla cultura degli agricoltori sedentari. Un libro affascinante sugli inizi della rivoluzione neolitica.' (Prof. Dr. Friedemann Schrenk, Direttore della sezione paleoantropologica del Senckenberg Museum di Francoforte) 'Questa è la storia della scoperta di un santuario monumentale che, a rigor di logica, non dovrebbe nemmeno esistere. Prima che venisse in luce, infatti, nessuno avrebbe creduto che i nostri predecessori, già 12000 anni fa, fossero in grado di realizzare opere d'arte e d'architettura di tale portata. In questo libro riccamente illustrato l'archeologo Klaus Schmidt, autore degli scavi, descrive quali forze propulsive abbiano potuto manifestarsi in un momento così cruciale per la storia della civilta' umana.'' (Umberto Tecchiati)

Gino e Margherita

Gino e Margherita
Author: Daniela Minerbi
Publisher: Gruppo Albatros Il Filo
Total Pages: 61
Release: 2020-03-31
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 8830619272

Gino e Margherita, che l’autrice definisce una favola-storia, è un libro dal prorompente entusiasmo, uno scorrere di pagine armonico, in cui l’allegria e la gioia di vivere accompagnano il lettore, di tutte le età, in un percorso di sorprendente fantasia e intuitività. «Il felice incontro dei due personaggi – ci dice l’autrice, Daniela Minerbi – vuole trasmettere un sinergismo di voglia di vivere, condividendo esperienze uniche e positive». Attraverso la rilettura in chiave fantastica delle sue esperienze personali, permette al lettore di fare un percorso personale alla ricerca di una propria dimensione di serenità, stimolando, però, allo stesso tempo, creatività, capacità intellettive ma anche culturali... tutto all’insegna di dolci riflessioni sulla vita. Gino and Margherita, that the author defines as a fairy tale story, is an illustrated book of overwhelming enthusiasm. The harmonious scrolling of pages bring to life a sense of happiness and joy of life which will accompany readers of all ages through a journey of surprising imagination and intuitiveness. “The gleeful meeting of the two main characters,” explains the author and illustrator Daniela Minerbi, “is intended to convey the synergy between a desire to live and share unique positive experiences.” Through a fairy tale like interpretation of personal insights, the reader is lead on a unique journey in search of their own definition of serenity, while at the same time being stimulated creatively, intellectually and culturally. At its core, Gino and Margherita is a beautifully written and illustrated book holding within it sweet reflections on life. Daniela Minerbi, nel rincorre le esperienze lavorative della sua famiglia natale prima, e quella matrimoniale dopo, è vissuta in vari Paesi quali Australia, Ungheria, Austria, Russia e, naturalmente, Italia. Questo non sempre facile, ma interessante “girovagare”, ha arricchito la sua esperienza di vita personale. Grazie alle diverse culture, tradizioni, paesaggi, persone incontrate nel suo cammino, ha infatti ampiamente arricchito le sue conoscenze. Diplomata alla Scuola d’Arte di Trento e laureata in Scienze Agrarie a Bologna, si è Diplomata nella Scuola Internazionale Montessoriana di Vienna e ama definirsi una educatrice. Il suo mondo è legato a quello dei bambini e, come i bambini, è una persona curiosa del sapere e del conoscere, e le piace vedere il mondo attraverso una luce positiva. Immersa tra le sue amate Dolomiti di Brenta, ha un amore illimitato verso la natura, in tutte le sue diverse sfaccettature, che è la fonte continua ed inesauribile delle sue ispirazioni artistiche.