Antiquity, as the term has been understood and used over the centuries by scholars, political and religious figures, and ordinary citizens, is far from a single, monolithic concept. Rather than reflecting a stable, shared understanding about the past and its meaning, the idea of antiquity is instead varying and multiple, taking on different meanings and deployed to different effects depending on the context in which it is being considered. In this volume, historians from a wide range of specialties offer a comparative assessment of the multiple perceptions of antiquity that have shaped modern European cultures and national identities, deploying a new methodological approach, histoire croisee, which considers these questions in light of the development of cultural diversity across Europe.
- ISBN10 132218710X
- ISBN13 9781322187105
- Publish Date 12 October 2014 (first published 6 December 2011)
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 21 April 2015
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Campus Verlag
- Format eBook
- Pages 613
- Language English