Social Networks in Byzantine Egypt

Klappentext Social network analysis maps relationships and transactions between people and groups. This text was the first book-length application of this method to the ancient world, using the abundant documentary evidence from sixth-century Oxyrhynchos and Aphrodito in Egypt. Professor Ruffini combines a prosopographical survey of both sites with computer analyses of the topographical and social networks in their papyri. He thereby uncovers hierarchical social structures in Oxyrhynchos not present in Aphrodito, and is able for the first time to trace the formation of the famous Apion estate. He can also use quantitative techniques to locate the central players in the Aphrodito social landscape, allowing us to see past the family of Dioskoros to discover the importance of otherwise unknown figures. He argues that the apparent social differences between Oxyrhynchos and Aphrodito in fact represent different levels of geographic scale, both present within the same social model. Zusammenfassung This text was the first book-length application of network analysis to the ancient world. Using the abundant papyrological evidence from sixth-century Oxyrhynchos and Aphrodito in Egypt! it combines a prosopographical survey with computer analyses to reveal much about these communities' social structure. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; 1. The centralized elite of Oxyrhynchos; 2. The growth of the Apions; 3. Aphrodito and the strong ties of village society; 4. Quantifying Aphrodito's social network; Conclusion.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Giovanni Roberto Ruffini, Giovanni Roberto (Fairfield University Ruffini, Ruffini Giovanni Roberto
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 14.07.2011
• EAN: 9780521367967
• ISBN: 978-0-521-36796-7
• Seiten: 290
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte > Altertum; HISTORY / Ancient / Egypt, HISTORY / Middle East / General, HISTORY / Africa / General, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, HISTORY / Byzantine Empire, Social and cultural history, Social and cultural anthropology, Middle Eastern history, Ancient History, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Ancient Egypt, Byzantine Empire, African history: pre-colonial period