Shifting Social Imaginaries in the Hellenistic Period - Narrations, Practices, and Images

The contributions of the present volume deal with the repercussions of intercultural encounters between Greek and non-Greek groups in the Hellenistic period. Its methodological focus lies in exploring the transformative potential of those encounters and their impact on the social imaginaries of all parties involved.

About the author

Eftychia Stavrianopoulou, D.Phil. (1987, Heidelberg) and Habilitation (2003, Heidelberg), is professor of Ancient History and member of the Cluster of Excellence "Asia and Europe" at the University of Heidelberg. She has published monographs and articles on Greek epigraphy, social history and ritual studies.

Contributors: Heather D. Baker, Omar Coloru, Andrew Erskine, Eleni Fassa, Gilles Gorre, Sylvie Honigman, Andrea Jördens, Deniz Kaptan, Rachel Mairs, Christian Marek, Christoph Michels, Jessica L. Nitschke, Eftychia Stavrianopoulou, Rolf Strootman, and Onno van Nijf.

Product details

• Assisted by: Eftychia Stavrianopoulou (Editor)
• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 13.09.2013
• EAN: 9789004257986
• ISBN: 978-90-04-25798-6
• No. of pages: 458
• Dimensions: 163 mm x 241 mm x 28 mm
• Weight: 839 g
• Series: Mnemosyne, Supplements
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous