Ways of being Roman discourses of identity in the Roman west
"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, sta...
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| Sprache: | eng |
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Oxford, Philadelphia
Oxbow Books
2016
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | "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 Identity in Roman archaeology -- Ideas of Roman ethnicity -- A poly-ethnic empire -- A new provincial elite -- Looking for the non-elite -- Gendering the provinces -- Age and ageing |
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| Beschreibung: | Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 151-170 |
| Beschreibung: | x, 175 Seiten Illustrationen, Karten |
| ISBN: | 9781842172926 978-1-84217-292-6 |