The Dorian Aegean / Elizabeth M. Craik.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Craik, Elizabeth M., author.

Series:

Routledge revivals.

Routledge revivals

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dorians.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (277 p.)

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2014, c1980.

Summary:

This wide-ranging yet detailed study describes and assesses the many-faceted cultural achievement of an area remote from Athens, the Dorian islands. Elizabeth Craik's scholarship sets this lively outlying region of the ancient Greek world - which included Rhodes, Kos, Karpathos, Melos, and Thera - in the perspective of Greek civilization as a whole, demonstrating that excessive emphasis on the Athenian advancements of the fifth century BC tends to obscure the contribution of other regions. Beginning with a discussion of the geographical setting, natural resources and historical development of

Contents:

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Original Title Page; Original Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Part I Introduction; 1 Setting; 2 Resources; 3 History; Part II Achievements; 4 Language and Script; 5 Literature; 6 Medicine and Science; Part III Religion; 7 Myths; 8 Cults; 9 Administration; Appendix: Cult Titles; Abbreviations; Bibliography; Names Index; Subject Index

Notes:

Originally published in 1980 by Routledge & Kegan Paul.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-315-81591-5

1-317-80906-8

1-317-80905-X

9781315815916

OCLC:

958100452