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The Mediterranean in antiquity : new perspectives from prehistory to the Byzantine period / edited by Rubina Raja, Aarhus Universitet.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Mediterranean Studies in Antiquity.
- Mediterranean studies in antiquity
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mediterranean Region--Civilization.
- Mediterranean Region.
- Mediterranean Region--History--To 476.
- Mediterranean Region--History--476-1517.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiv, 237 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2026.
- Summary:
- This is a cross-disciplinary study of the Mediterranean, which combines archaeology, historiography, ecology, climate, globalization, and network theories. It situates the Mediterranean both within and beyond traditional area studies, promoting broader, comparative, and cross-disciplinary approaches to antiquity. Its nine contributions, written by internationally recognized scholars within their respective study areas, challenge existing frameworks and encourage scholars to rethink how the Mediterranean is conceptualized, drawing on renewed concepts and diverse evidence. The studies guide the reader to desert environments such as the Sahara, Egypt, Palmyra, and Greece, while exploring topics including urban religion, mythology, social complexity, and iconography.
- Contents:
- Revisiting the Mediterranean and Mediterranean studies in antiquity / Rubina Raja
- Emergent social complexity in the later prehistory of the Mediterranean : insularity, scarcity, and environmental process / Thomas P. Leppard and John F. Cherry
- Deserts and the Mediterranean border and contact zones : setting the agenda / Katia Schörle
- Egypt : a Mediterranean history / Damien Agut-Labordère and Miguel John Versluys
- Greek religion in a Mediterranean perspective / Corinne Bonnet
- Roman religion in a Mediterranean perspective / Jörg Rüpke
- Europa and the Mediterranean / Achim Lichtenberger
- Paul's alternative Mediterranean / Harry O. Maier
- Looking back : the ancient Mediterranean from Byzantine eyes / Leonora Neville.
- Notes:
- Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 31 Jul 2026).
- ISBN:
- 9781009532396
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