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Ethnic Identity in Greek Antiquity
01 Jan 1997-
TL;DR: The nature and expression of ethnicity: an anthropological view 3. The discursive dimension of ethnic identity 4. Ethnicity and genealogy: an Argolic case-study as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: 1. Phrasing the problem 2. The nature and expression of ethnicity: an anthropological view 3. The discursive dimension of ethnic identity 4. Ethnography and genealogy: an Argolic case-study 5. Ethnicity and archaeology 6. Ethnicity and linguistics 7. Conclusion.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors study Homer's Catalogue of ships from a perspective different from that of archaeology, arguing that the Catalogue maps identities and it is an expression of Panhellenisim.
Abstract: This paper aims to study Homer’s Catalogue of Ships from a perspective different from that of archaeology. Cultural Geography is related to personal identity and landscape; the Catalogue constructs two main images of landscape: The Achaean Catalogue depicts montains and a rugged scenario, while the Trojan Catalogue refers to the fertile river landscape of Western Anatolia. It will be argued that the Catalogue maps identities and it is an expression of Panhellenisim. KEYS WORD: Catalogue of the ships, Panhelenism, Landscape, Identity.
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01 Jan 2013
TL;DR: In this paper, symbolic interactionism and narrative theory are used to address the problem of self-presentation in online social networks, where traditional contextual and non-verbal cues are lacking, and this may generate dissonance for individuals who struggle defining the features of an imagined audience.
Abstract: The goal of this chapter is to suggest theoretical means to address a fundamental question, what strategies do people use when presenting their selves online? This implies another question, how do people react to the context collapse when shaping their online profiles? The chapter analyzes the concept of identity and provides an analytical approach to the presentation of self online where traditional contextual and non-verbal cues lack. It tackles the issue of self presentation online through the frameworks of symbolic interactionism and narrative theory. The initial hypothesis is that individuals create online selves based on their offline selves; they attempt to shape online personas using similar communication strategies than in the offline world, but do so lacking traditional social cues, and this may generate dissonance for individuals who struggle defining the features of an imagined audience. DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-2211-1.ch004
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21 Apr 2011
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors define the notion of "ideologia de la diferencia" as "the nocion de "barbarie" as a punto de vista desde donde examinar el fenomeno objeto de nuestro estudio, and the de "frontera" en tanto que escenario idoneo sobre el que situar dicho fenonymo, pues la caracterizacion estereotipada de las diversas poblaciones no hace s
Abstract: La perspectiva desde la que las fuentes literarias grecolatinas contemplan el encuentro de Roma con las sociedades indigenas del Valle Medio del Ebro y la Celtiberia mas proxima al mismo, asi como el resultado de las transformaciones experimentadas por estas ultimas a lo largo de los siglos finales del periodo romano republicano en tanto que progresiva incorporacion del ambito indigena al marco definido por el mundo clasico, han sido analizados a partir de los fundamentos de lo que podriamos denominar "ideologia de la diferencia", esto es, la nocion de "barbarie" como punto de vista desde donde examinar el fenomeno objeto de nuestro estudio, y la de "frontera" en tanto que escenario idoneo sobre el que situar dicho fenomeno, pues la caracterizacion estereotipada de las diversas poblaciones no hace sino simplificar una riqueza y una diversidad tales dentro del ambito indigena que, favorecidas por la propia naturaleza de la frontera romana republicana, permiten definir dicha region durante los ultimos siglos anteriores al comienzo de la Era Cristiana como un autentico "espacio de frontera" Dicho analisis se ha plasmado en primer lugar en el examen de la transformacion experimentada por el espacio y la gentes objeto de nuestro estudio tal como resulta contemplada desde el cambio de Era por el geografo heleno Estrabon de Amasia a partir de la doble comparacion establecida entre pasado y presente, barbarie y civilizacion; en la valoracion de los terminos que permiten constatar la existencia sobre el terreno de una realidad diferente y mucho mas compleja que la descrita por Estrabon hasta el extremo de poder definirla como multifronteriza; y finalmente en una aproximacion al mercenariado celtiberico en tanto que manifestacion fronteriza tal como ha sido transmitida por los autores clasicos bajo el estereotipo del barbaro belicoso durante los treinta anos anteriores a la llegada de las armas romanas a Celt
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31 Oct 2018TL;DR: In this paper, the authors explore the development and importance of Cypriot writing over a period of more than 1,500 years in the second and first millennia BC in the Mediterranean and Near East.
Abstract: From its first adoption of writing at the beginning of the Late Bronze Age, ancient Cyprus was home to distinctive scripts and writing habits, often setting it apart from other areas of the Mediterranean and Near East. This well-illustrated volume is the first to explore the development and importance of Cypriot writing over a period of more than 1,500 years in the second and first millennia BC. Five themed chapters deal with issues ranging from the acquisition of literacy and the adaptation of new writing systems to the visibility of writing and its role in the marking of identities. The agency of Cypriots in shaping the island's literate landscape is given prominence, and an extended consideration of the social context of writing leads to new insights on Cypriot scripts and their users. Cyprus provides a stimulating case to demonstrate the importance of contextualised approaches to the development of writing systems.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors explore the significance that Telephus could have had for a Parian audience, and use this to investigate the political and rhetorical impact of his presentation within the poem.
Abstract: In recent years, our understanding of Archilochus has been transformed by the discovery of a major new fragment from the Oxyrhynchus collection (P Oxy. 4708), first published by Dirk Obbink. The new poem is not only the most substantial of Archilochus' elegiac fragments, but more importantly it is the first example we have of the poet's use of myth, for the surviving section narrates a mythological theme: the defeat of the Achaeans at the hands of Telephus during their first attempt to reach Troy. Scholars have found the choice and handling of the myth surprising, and the role that Telephus plays within the poem has been a subject of controversy. Yet this debate has tended to dwell on the Telephus myth in its general form, rather than focussing on the details of how Archilochus presents him in this particular context. This article will explore the significance that Telephus could have had for a Parian audience, and will use this to investigate the political and rhetorical impact of his presentation within the poem. I will argue that Archilochus highlights the aspects of Telephus' story which connect him most closely with Parian local myth, and that he does so in order to enhance the poem's central message: criticism and implicit mockery of the mythological battle and, by implication, of contemporary Parian military strategy.
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Abstract: Outline of a Theory of Practice is recognized as a major theoretical text on the foundations of anthropology and sociology. Pierre Bourdieu, a distinguished French anthropologist, develops a theory of practice which is simultaneously a critique of the methods and postures of social science and a general account of how human action should be understood. With his central concept of the habitus, the principle which negotiates between objective structures and practices, Bourdieu is able to transcend the dichotomies which have shaped theoretical thinking about the social world. The author draws on his fieldwork in Kabylia (Algeria) to illustrate his theoretical propositions. With detailed study of matrimonial strategies and the role of rite and myth, he analyses the dialectical process of the 'incorporation of structures' and the objectification of habitus, whereby social formations tend to reproduce themselves. A rigorous consistent materialist approach lays the foundations for a theory of symbolic capital and, through analysis of the different modes of domination, a theory of symbolic power.
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TL;DR: Sian Jones as mentioned in this paper argues for a fundamentally different view of ethnicity, as a complex dynamic form of identification, requiring radical changes in archaeological analysis and interpretation, and presents a comprehensive and critical synthesis of recent theories of ethnicity in the human sciences.
Abstract: The question of ethnicity is highly controversial in contemporary archaeology. Indigenous and nationalist claims to territory, often rely on reconstructions of the past based on the traditional identification of 'cultures' from archaeological remains. Sian Jones responds to the need for a reassessment of the ways in which social groups are identified in the archaeological record, with a comprehensive and critical synthesis of recent theories of ethnicity in the human sciences. In doing so, she argues for a fundamentally different view of ethnicity, as a complex dynamic form of identification, requiring radical changes in archaeological analysis and interpretation.
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