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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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01 Jan 2014
TL;DR: Kletter as mentioned in this paper showed that the search for ethnicity in archaeology is dependent on the way ethnicity is defined and on written sources, and reviewed studies of Iron Age I 'ethnic Israel'.
Abstract: Introduction This article, expanding on an earlier work (Kletter 2006), has two aims. The first is to show that the search for ethnicity in archaeology is dependent on the way ethnicity is defined and on written sources. The second is to review studies of Iron Age I ‘ethnic Israel’. There is an ongoing, heated debate between ‘maximalists’ and ‘minimalists’, trying to prove or re fute such identity. Which side in this debate is right?
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TL;DR: In this paper, the first millennium bc Greek diaspora in the Mediterranean has been studied and the authors discuss the methodological, theoretical and practical challenges of integrating bioarchaeology and archaeology into Mediterranean research.
Abstract: The resolution of bioarchaeological analyses has improved dramatically in recent years, and bioarchaeology is increasingly employed in areas of the world where preservation issues and disciplinary traditions had previously hindered its application. One such area is the Mediterranean region. Bioarchaeological analyses arguably are the most direct indicator of human behavior in the past, and as a result the full integration of bioarchaeology and archaeology into Mediterranean research shows much promise. However, several methodological, theoretical and practical challenges have emerged: (1) discrepancies between cultural and biological variability; (2) discrepancies in the dating of skeletal samples and of migration events in the two subdisciplines; (3) diverging interpretations of (collective) identities; and (4) the fostering of effective cross-disciplinary communication and collaboration. While the first two points are especially salient for Mediterranean research, the third and fourth are relevant for the archaeological discipline more generally. In this paper, we discuss each challenge in turn, focusing on the first millennium bc Greek diaspora in the Mediterranean. We believe that both disciplines would benefit from open discussion of these issues, which we hope might spur more collaborative efforts towards their resolution.
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07 Jun 2015TL;DR: In this paper, the authors concentrate on the second usage of the term "Nabataeans" i.e. the reference of some individuals to themselves as 'Nabattaeans' and conclude that the value of this term (nbOw) as far as the Nabataean ethnic identity is concerned.
Abstract: Ethnicity is a self-definition more than a definition by others. The relationship between emic and etic perspectives on identity is of crucial importance if ethnicity, as a phenomenon, is to be understood. In social anthropological jargon, ‘etic’ perspective of ethnicity refers to externally-perceived identity (They-ness) whereas ‘emic’ perspective refers to self-perceived identity (We-ness). The Nabataeans refered to themselves as (nbOw), the Nabataeans. Here we concentrate on the second usage of the term "Nabataeans" i.e. the reference of some individuals to themselves as ‘Nabataeans. Five inscriptions in which Nabataean individuals referred to themselves as ‘Nabataean’ were discussed. These texts written by: Ubaidu, Drb, Ýtq, MnÝm, and Mesmar. The reason for concentrating on these texts is that ethnicity is a self-definition more than a definition by others. In light of the analysis and discussion of the five inscriptions' words in which Nabataean individuals asserted firmly that they were ‘Nabataean’, we conclud that the value of the term (nbOw), as far as the Nabataean ethnic identity is concerned, resides in the following two facts. First, one of the main indicia of ethnicity is to have an ethnonym. That is, an ethnic group must have a name. Second, this name must be given by the people in question to themselves and not imposed upon them
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...The underlying assumption of this approach is that ethnic specificity is determined by the environment and race; this very supposition was the cornerstone of the Nazi philosophy (Hall, 1997: 1)....
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TL;DR: This paper analyzed Eusebius' polemical construction of Greek identity in his fifteen-book apologetic text, the Praeparatio Evangelica (written c. 315 c.e.).
Abstract: This paper attempts an analysis of Eusebius' polemical construction of Greek identity in his fifteen-book apologetic text, the Praeparatio Evangelica (written c. 315 c.e.). In particular, I argue that to limit Greek identity in this text to a religious position fails to appreciate the ethnic nature of Greekness for Eusebius and hence misconstrues his argument. If we attend to the ethnic vocabulary in the Praeparatio, Eusebius' argumentation can be better analyzed. His argument is then shown to center upon a polemical retelling of Greek origins and a hostile portrayal of key Greek forefathers.
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...For general discussion, see Hall 1997, 35; Jones 1996, 316–17; A. D. Smith 1986, 21....
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...More theoretical sophistication has since entered the scholarly discussion; see Malkin 2001; Hall 1997; id. 2002; Goudriaan 1988....
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors explore certain anomalies presentees par les deux series of donnees and suggere that des priorites sociales plutot qu’ethniques sont peut-etre a l’œuvre dans l'expression de la culture materielle, en particulier for ces assemblages (tels que les tombes) which manifestent des traits "mixtes" derivant certainement de differentes origines culturelles.
Abstract: « Archeologie et ethnicite : demeler les identites dans la Grece de l’Ouest » L’etude des implantations grecques en Grece de l’Ouest (Sicile et Italie du Sud) s’interesse depuis longtemps au probleme du lien entre les differents groupes ethniques decrits dans les sources textuelles et les donnees archeologiques. Cet article explore certaines des anomalies presentees par les deux series de donnees et suggere que des priorites sociales plutot qu’ethniques sont peut-etre a l’œuvre dans l’expression de la culture materielle, en particulier pour ces assemblages (tels que les tombes) qui manifestent des traits « mixtes » derivant certainement de differentes origines culturelles. Il est ici suggere que le concept de “code switching” (changement de code), derive de la linguistique, pourrait etre un outil utile pour expliquer la selection, le rejet ou les combinaisons de traits specifiques de la culture materielle, dans la mesure en particulier ou il offre des occasions non seulement de revendiquer un lien et une cohesion de nature sociale, mais aussi d’affirmer la distinction et la separation.
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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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