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Missing Evidence in the Study of Ancient Cultures : Methodological Reflections and Case Studies on Fragmentary Sources.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Michel, Cécile.
- Series:
- Studies in Manuscript Cultures Series
- Studies in Manuscript Cultures Series ; v.50
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (298 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Berlin/Boston : Walter de Gruyter GmbH, 2025.
- Summary:
- Ancient cultures are studied through literary sources and artefacts, both of which are limited and often contradictory.Scholarly traditions often privilege one type of evidence over the other, depending on their research questions and the stories they want to tell.As a result, our understanding of the past may be shaped by bias.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 3-11-221569-9
- 9783112215692
- OCLC:
- 1570552271
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