Debating Orientalization - Multidisciplinary Approaches to Change in the Ancient Mediterranean (Paperback)

Initially coined by art historians in the second half of the nineteenth century to denote an ambivalent artistic style and period, 'Orientalizing' has been invariably used to describe a phenomenon, a revolution, or a movement. Regional developments and innovations in the ancient Mediterranean have been explained by reference to an Orient, the metaphorical bazaar containing the artistic opulence and social sophistication that spread to the West and changed it. "Debating Orientalization" brings together papers presented at a symposium held in Oxford in 2002 to debate the theme of ancient Orientalization. The volume reassesses the concept of Orientalizing, questioning whether it is valid to interpret Mediterranean-wide processes of change in the Late Bronze and Early Iron Ages by the term Orientalization. Like the ancient Mediterranean itself, the list of contributors is multicultural, and their contributions multidisciplinary, combining various strands of archaeological and textual evidence with different methodological approaches.

General

Imprint:	Equinox Publishing Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Monographs in Mediterranean Archaeology, v. 10
Release date:	December 2010
First published:	November 2010
Editors:	Corinna Riva • Nicholas C. Vella
Dimensions:	244 x 169 x 10mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	224
ISBN-13:	978-1-84553-891-0
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > Humanities > Archaeology > Archaeology by period / region > General Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE
LSN:	1-84553-891-9
Barcode:	9781845538910

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