Ethnic Identity in Greek Antiquity

by Jonathan M. Hall

The purpose of this book is to show that the ethnic groups of ancient Greece, like many ethnic groups throughout the world today, were not ultimately racial, linguistic, religious or cultural, but social groups whose "origins" in extraneous territories were just as often imagined as they were real. This is the first study to treat the subject from a truly interdisciplinary point of view, embracing literature, myth, archaeology, linguistics and social anthropology. It also outlines the history of the study of ethnicity in Greek antiquity.

Genres: History, Greece, Classics

248 pages, Paperback

First published April 10, 1997

Reviews

[Eforw · Rating 4 out of 5]

Jonathan Hall has written a good story in which he makes clear how important ethnic identity is in the Greek antiquity. He makes clear connections between modern and ancient groups while leaving the present in the present and the past in the past.