Greeks and BarbariansGreeks and Barbarians examines ancient Greek conceptions of the "other." The attitudes of Greeks to foreigners and there religions, and cultures, and politics reveals as much about the Greeks as it does the world they inhabited. Despite occasional interest in particular aspects of foreign customs, the Greeks were largely hostile and dismissive viewing foreigners as at best inferior, but more often as candidates for conquest and enslavement. |
From inside the book
Page 7
... 4 ' the Thracians , archetypally ferocious and venial ; 42 the Egyptians , proverbial for their religious scruples , and for the depth of their knowledge of human history ; 43 the Persians , once ( like the Greeks themselves ) poor ...
... 4 ' the Thracians , archetypally ferocious and venial ; 42 the Egyptians , proverbial for their religious scruples , and for the depth of their knowledge of human history ; 43 the Persians , once ( like the Greeks themselves ) poor ...
Page 17
Herodotus ' accounts of foreign peoples also cover a wide variety of topics Herodotus finds symmetries , for example , in nature , in climate , in geography , and in a whole range of human customs or nomoi – and introduce an enormous ...
Herodotus ' accounts of foreign peoples also cover a wide variety of topics Herodotus finds symmetries , for example , in nature , in climate , in geography , and in a whole range of human customs or nomoi – and introduce an enormous ...
Page 25
You have reached your viewing limit for this book.
You have reached your viewing limit for this book.
Page 26
You have reached your viewing limit for this book.
You have reached your viewing limit for this book.
Page 28
You have reached your viewing limit for this book.
You have reached your viewing limit for this book.
What people are saying - Write a review
We haven't found any reviews in the usual places.
Contents
| 1 | |
| 15 | |
THEMES | 125 |
PEOPLES | 187 |
OVERVIEWS | 229 |
Intellectual Chronology | 311 |
Guide to Further Reading | 313 |
Bibliography | 314 |
Index | 328 |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
according Aeschylus ancient Antiquity appears argument Asia Athenian Athens authors Barbarian become Cadmus called century classical common concept context contrast culture customs dialect discussion divine early Egypt Egyptian empire especially ethnic Euripides evidence example existence fact fifth foreign further give gods Greece Greek Hall hand Hellenic Herodotus human idea identity important instance interest interpretation Isocrates Italy king land language later less linguistic matriarchy means mentioned myth nature never nomoi observed opposition oriental origin Paris particular period Persian Persian Wars Phoenician Plato play political possible practice present problem question reason refer regard relations religion Roman rule Scythians seems seen shows society sources speak speech story theory thought tradition tragedy turn University various whole women writing
Bibliographic information
| Title | Greeks and Barbarians |
| Editor | Thomas Harrison |
| Publisher | Routledge, 2018 |
| ISBN | 1351565036, 9781351565035 |
| Length | 288 pages |
| Export Citation | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |