An individuals feeling of belonging to a particular ethnic group. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading negotiating identity in the ancient mediterranean. This study traces the formation of a collective hellenic identity in greek antiquity, referring throughout by neologism to ancient greek ethnic consciousness as. Accounts of sexual identity experiences provided by second generation greek cypriot gay men in london3 are examined in the light of this analysis to explore how these men negotiate their anglo greek and gay identity. Pdf hellenic identity and greek colonisation adolfo j. The relationship between ethnic greek identity and greek orthodox religion continued after the creation of the modern greek nationstate in 1830. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. The greek diaspora, hellenic diaspora or omogenia greek.
View livy on the bacchanalian conspiracy from grc 0804 at temple university. Their journeys in search of roots, the genealogical identities they express, and the family trees that chart genealogical relations across space as well as back in time, are rich sources for exploring popular and academic versions of place and identity in interconnected but also specific postcolonial locations. The greeks of turkey a helsinki watch report human rights watch new york. Music of antiquity the ancient greeks 4 greek music in philosophy and education music was a very powerful entity to the ancient greek philosophers. Religion, race, and ethnicity in the ancient mediterranean. Jun 20, 2014 a companion to ethnicity in the ancient mediterranean presents a comprehensive collection of essays contributed by classical studies scholars that explore questions relating to ethnicity in the ancient mediterranean world. In recent years, however, they have been coming under increasing interrogation. David bourget western ontario david chalmers anu, nyu area editors. Between ethnicity and culture, and a history of the archaic greek world, ca. Jean phinneys ethnic identity theory jean phinney developed a model of ethnic identity based on eriksons theory of development, following marcias egoidentity theory please read shaun diehls summary and other models of ethnic identity, and applied. Rather than treating greek ethnic groups as natural or essential let alone racial entities, he emphasises the active, constructive and dynamic role of ethnography, genealogy, material culture and language in shaping ethnic consciousness. Available formats pdf please select a format to send.
This is, in its most simple form, the myth of classical continuity upon which modern greek identity was created and upon which the modern greek state was built. Hall, 9780521789998, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Personal identity as well as cultural identity ethnic identity always materialise in relation to somebody else. Raceethnicity bibliography this is a starter bibliography of scholarship related to raceethnicity in greek and roman antiquity including some early christian and medieval. It was inseparable from the doctrine of ethos, or the ability to affect character and feelings. In these last two centuries, politically, people think of their strength and determination as a product. Ethnic identity in greek antiquitycambridge up 1997. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
At the same time, however, their scope, meaning, and use were limited by the observance of ritual purity and the maintenance of local ethnic identity. He earned a ba from the university of oxford hertford college in 1988 and a phd from the university of cambridge kings college in 1993 and he is the author of many books, including ethnic identity in greek antiquity, hellenicity. Greek identity disappeared in the successive onslaughts of the roman, byzantine, and ottoman empires. Isocrates hoped to unite the bickering citystates and. Jonathan mark hall is professor of greek history at the university of chicago. Ethnic identity in greek antiquity volume 8 issue 2 jonathan m. The construction of the national identity of modern greece. Cambridge core ancient history ethnic identity in greek antiquity by jonathan m. The current campaign to return to athens the parthenon sculptures that have been in the british museum since the early 19th century highlights the profoundly dual nature of greek architectural and sculptural heritage, as emblems of both greek and global attachment. The discursive dimension of ethnic identitypage 34.
Do the ancients themselves think in such categories. Ethnic identity in greek antiquitycambridge up 1997 free ebook download as pdf file. Halls work, especially his ethnic identity in greek. To maintain ones identity in a strange land, was it always necessary to band tightly together with ones coethnics. To this end, it will publish original and innovative research in. A distinguished interdisciplinary group of historians, classicists, anthropologists, ethnographers, cultural studies, and comparative literature scholars contribute original essays exploring greek ethnicity from 750 bce to.
With less emphasis on dichotomies between greeks and others, the book considers complex middle grounds of intrahellenic perceptions, oppositional identities, and outsiders views. But how is this identity formed, and how does it change over time. May 15, 2002 in todays cosmopolitan world, ethnic and national identity has assumed an everincreasing importance. From childhood to adolescence ethnic identity is shaped by. Ancient ethnicity and modern identity wiley online library. Ethnic identity is viewed as a given, primordial dimension of our lives.
Religion, race, and ethnicity in the ancient mediterranean fall, 2014 the terms religion, ethnicity, and less frequently race are often used in discussions of the ancient mediterranean. In the bible, the words traditionally translated nation heb goyim and gk ethnos refer to a community with a common ancestry and therefore a common inherited history. World, ethnic issues, history, ancient greece, sociology, ancient. A distinguished interdisciplinary group of historians, classicists, anthropologists, ethnographers, cultural studies, and comparative literature scholars contribute original essays exploring greek ethnicity from 750 bce to 2005ce. Land and ethnicity in ancient phokis, is a study of state formation and ethnic identity in the archaic and classical periods, and it will be. The adjective ethnic is derived from the greek noun ethnos, which means race, people, nation, and tribe. The purpose of this book is to show that the ethnic groups of ancient greece, like many ethnic groups throughout the world today, were not ultimately racial. The hellenic identity according to jonathan hall in the 4th century bc, the athenian assembly debated whether to align with king philip ii of macedonia, who had begun invading greek citystates. In this book jonathan hall seeks to demonstrate that the ethnic groups of ancient greece, like many ethnic groups throughout the world today, were not ultimately racial, linguistic, religious or cultural groups, but social groups whose origins in extraneous territories were. Their journeys in search of roots, the genealogical identities they express, and the family trees that chart genealogical relations across space as well as back in time, are rich sources for exploring popular and academic versions of place and identity in interconnected but. Ethnic identity, as a symbolic construction, is structured through a complex and multifaceted process, which is in constant evolution.
Hall explores these questions in the context of ancient greece, drawing on an exceptionally wide range of evidence to determine when, how, why. Ethnic greeks article about ethnic greeks by the free. Classical antiquity does not exist independently of us, but is constructed and maintained. Religious identity in late antiquity studies of religious interaction in the fourth century ad have often assumed that the categories of pagan, christian and jew can be. The greek government views the term macedonian as a geographic term that describes all greek citizens living in the macedonian region in northern greece.
It employs an ethnosymbolic approach to social identity in order to evaluate the similarity and difference of terms for socalled ethnic groups in ancient greek, biblical hebrew, and middle babylonian. Cambridge core classical archaeology ethnic identity in greek antiquity by jonathan m. Jonathan halls study of ethnic identity in ancient greece provides an excellent example of just such an. He suggests that the basis of philosophical elites hellenism in the 15th century was not only common language and literary tradition, but also historical continuity and cultural otherness. The volume casts a fresh look at the multifaceted expressions of diachronic hellenisms. Hall the purpose of this book is to show that the ethnic groups of ancient greece, like many ethnic groups throughout the world today, were not ultimately racial, linguistic, religious or cultural, but social groups whose origins in extraneous territories were just as often imagined as they were real. Adopting an explicitly anthropological point of view, he examines the evidence of literature, archaeology and linguistics to elucidate the nature of ethnic identity in ancient greece. Rather than treating greek ethnic groups as natural or essential let alone racial entities, he emphasises the active. Ethnicity is often used synonymously with the term nation, particularly in cases of ethnic nationalism, and is separate from but related to the. An introductory chapter outlines the history of the study of ethnicity in greek antiquity.
The problem of modern greek identity ix in the eighth chapter, georgios steiris attempts to reappraise the ways 15th century intellectuals perceived identity. Apr 23, 2004 ethnic identity in greek antiquity by jonathan m. The construction of the national identity of modern greece and its impact on music the national identity of european people, since the 19 th century, is depended on the political circumstances and the cultural matters of a nation. In jewish ethnic identity and relations in hellenistic egypt, stewart moore investigates the foundations of common assumptions about ethnicity. In 1997 he was an invited participant at a colloquium on ethnicity in the ancient world, hosted by the center for hellenic studies in washington. Certain greek symbols were altered to reflect jewish religious messages. It is the conception of greek identity that persists throughout the history of. The archaic and classical greek multiethnic emporia.
Pdf on jan 1, 2003, jeremy mcinerney and others published. Hall skip to main content accessibility help we use cookies to distinguish you from other users and to provide you with a better experience on our websites. D these days ethnicity is much talked issues in the contemporary world, especially in the third world, so called underdeveloped countries by developed western countries. While exploring a vast array of written and material sources, the book thus posits that greekness and syrianness were constantly shifting and transforming categories, and it critiques many assumptions that govern how scholars of antiquity often conceive of roman imperial greek identity, ethnicity and culture in the roman near east, and. Denying ethnic identity the macedonians of greece hrw. Ethnic identity and archaeology in the black sea region of turkey. Greek ethnicity david konstan brown university ethnic identity in greek antiquity. Livy on the bacchanalian conspiracy both the consuls. For kousoulas, the contemporary greeks are a people whose identity is rooted in antiquity. The epigraphy of batavi and other lower rhine tribes ton derks 1 introduction 2 ethnicity and the roman frontier 3 ethnic identity and recruitment for the roman auxilia 4 batavi in the epigraphic record 5 contexts of ethnic consciousness 6 formulaic expressions of origin. Not wishing to be the interpreters of the position of athens about the historical and current relations that are established between albania and greece in this dictionary from geographical, demographical, cultural, political, and even ethnical aspect, we strongly react in reference to this discriminatory and humiliating position towards the ethnic greeks in albania as regards their origin. Classical antiquities as national and global heritage.
The archaic and classical greek multiethnic emporia kindle edition by demetriou, denise. Although ethnic macedonians in northern greece make up a large minority with their own language and culture, their internationally recognized human rights and even their existence are vigorously denied by the greek government. Livy on the bacchanalian conspiracy both the consuls were charged with the investigation into the secret conspiracies a lowborn greek went into. Ethnic identity in greek antiquity cambridge archaeological. The problem of modern greek identity cambridge scholars. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Sociologists and anthropologists who study ethnicity have given us a much wider view of the possible strategies of ethnic. Dec 25, 2009 the hellenic identity according to jonathan hall in the 4th century bc, the athenian assembly debated whether to align with king philip ii of macedonia, who had begun invading greek citystates. To tackle the question of greek identity in art, the use of the plural identities becomes necessary. Although ethnic macedonians in northern greece make up a large minority with their own language and culture, their internationally recognized human rights and even their existence. Ethnic identity in greek antiquity um library digital collections. In this book jonathan hall seeks to demonstrate that the ethnic groups of ancient greece, like many ethnic groups throughout the world today, were not ultimately racial, linguistic, religious or cultural groups, but social groups whose origins in extraneous territories were just as often imagined as they were real. You may wonder why, in the context of a book on ethnic constructs in antiquity, i am going to discuss the ethnicity of europe and to introduce europe, quite a modern multinational union of different states with different traditions, into the field of research on ethnicity.
Jonathan halls monograph on the subject ethnic identity in greek antiquity, 1997, using both literary theory and anthropological approaches to greek ethnic accounts to recast the whole field of study. The identity of the ancient greeks according to jonathan hall. This book is a study of the variable perceptions of greek collective identity, discussing ancient categories such as blood and mythicallyrelated primordiality, language, religion, and culture. Religious identity in late antiquity by isabella sandwell. Prolegomena to the study of ethnic sentiments and their expression in the hebrew bible sparks, kenton l. Ancient greek identity can be summarized as noncollective city states which had no allegiance to a greater or single greek identity. Greek iconography in fact offers an entire series of plastic art forms and representations evoking various groups, peoples and races, mythical or real, which are just so many imaginary models to be compared with the greek paradigm. A companion to ethnicity in the ancient mediterranean presents a comprehensive collection of essays contributed by classical studies scholars that explore questions relating to ethnicity in the ancient mediterranean world covers topics of ethnicity in civilizations ranging from ancient egypt and israel, to greece and rome, and into late antiquity. A companion to ethnicity in the ancient mediterranean. Kodi archive and support file vintage software community software apk msdos cdrom software cdrom software library. A companion to ethnicity in the ancient mediterranean wiley. The purpose of this book is to show that the ethnic groups of ancient greece, like many ethnic groups throughout the world today, were not ultimately racial, linguistic, religious or cultural, but social groups whose origins in extraneous territories were just as often imagined as they were real. Greek culture to its roman imperial setting as a signi. A strong sense of ethnic identity can influence a persons selfesteem, and it can also lead to dangerous, potentially violent, delusions, such as the idea of the superiority of a particular race e.
In a thoughtful piece treating jewish perspectives on greek ethnicity, erich gruen illustrates the sometimes incompatible ways in. Katerina zacharia professor of classics and archaeology. You may wonder why, in the context of a book on ethnic constructs in antiquity, i am going to discuss the ethnicity of europe and to introduce europe, quite a modern multinational union of different states with different traditions, into the field of research on ethnicity i believe there are good reasons for doing so. Where historical evidence is available, it may be able to overcome some of the difficulties and examine just how a historical ethnic group as perceived and defined by its own members relates to a body of archaeological material. Jean phinneys ethnic identity theory jean phinney developed a model of ethnic identity based on eriksons theory of development, following marcias egoidentity theory please read shaun diehls summary and other models of ethnic identity, and applied it among high school and college students from a.
Alexiou demonstrates how greek song and literary tradition compare with those of balkan peoples, and of other. Buy ethnic identity in greek antiquity new ed by hall, jonathan m. Although the modern term has a narrower connotation, denoting primarily people, vestiges of the older, more inclusive meaning still remain, particularly in types of discourse where the concepts of race and. The evaluation is carried out using a historical comparative approach, first in three individual case studies and then synthetically. Both the consuls were charged with the investigation into the secret conspiracies. Ethnic identity in greek antiquity by hall, jonathan m. How to say identity in greek whats the greek word for identity. John bintliff multiethnicity and population movement in. Multiethnicity and population movement in ancient greece. From this, one can see the breadth and depth of scholarship being done over the last 40 year or so. Both aristotle and plato commented in their writings about the proper use of music in education. To send this article to your dropbox account, please select one or more formats and confirm that you agree to abide by our usage policies. Hall the purpose of this book is to show that the ethnic groups of ancient greece, like many ethnic groups throughout the world today, were not ultimately racial, linguistic, religious or cultural, but social groups whose origins in extraneous territories were just as often imagined as they were.
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