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Cargando... Late Antiquity: A Guide to the Postclassical Worldpor G. W. Bowersock (Editor), Peter Brown (Editor), Oleg Grabar (Editor)
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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. This is a collection of articles dealing with the period 300 to 750 CE. We've always found the term "Fall of the Roman Empire" a little too tidy, human affairs being what they have been, and are. The concept of "Late Antiquity" is comfortable for people who write about the period, and I'm OK with it. There are some good articles and some bad ones depending on your area or level of interest. Worth reading ( ) sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
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The first book of its kind, this richly informative and comprehensive guide to the world of late antiquity offers the latest scholarship to the researcher along with great reading pleasure to the browser. In comprehensive essays and in encyclopedic entries, an international cast of experts provides essential information and fresh perspectives on the history and culture of an era marked by the rise of two world religions, unprecedented political upheavals that remade the map of the known world, and the creation of art of enduring glory.
By extending the commonly accepted chronological and territorial boundaries of the period--to encompass Roman, Byzantine, Sassanian, and early Islamic cultures, from the middle of the third century to the end of the eighth--this guide makes new connections and permits revealing comparisons. Consult the article on "Angels" and discover their meaning in Islamic as well as classical and Judeo-Christian traditions. Refer to "Children," "Concubinage," and "Divorce" for a fascinating interweaving of information on the family. Read the essay on "Barbarians and Ethnicity" and see how a topic as current as the construction of identity played out in earlier times, from the Greeks and Romans to the Turks, Huns, and Saxons. Turn to "Empire Building" to learn how the empire of Constantine was supported by architecture and ceremony. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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