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Häftad, Engelska, 2017
1 150 kr
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This book has its origin in a conference held at the British School at Athens in 2011 which aimed to explore the range of new archaeological information now available for the seventh century in Greek lands. It presents material data, combining accounts of recent discoveries (which often enable reinterpretation of older finds), regional reviews, and archaeologically focused critique of historical and art historical approaches and interpretations. The aim is to make readily accessible the material record as currently understood and to consider how it may contribute to broader critiques and new directions in research. The geographical focus is the old Greek world encompassing Macedonia and Ionia, and extending across to Sicily and southern Italy, considering also the wider trade circuits linking regional markets. The book does not aim for the pan- Mediterranean coverage of recent works: given that much of the latest innovative and critical scholarship has focused on the western Mediterranean in particular, it is necessary to bring old Greece back under the spotlight and to expose to critical scrutiny the often Athenocentric interpretative frameworks which continue to inform discussion of other parts of the Mediterranean.
Inbunden, Engelska, 2026
2 368 kr
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The Greek symposion is widely regarded as one of the fundamental socio-political and cultural institutions of Archaic and Classical Greece. Yet this male-oriented wine-drinking event is notthe only form of feasting. Feasting with Greeks takes the reader beyond the confines of the symposion hall into the open where caves and sanctuaries served as venues for ritual consumption, shifting the focus from elites to masses, from males to females, and from drinking to eating. Specialists reflect on the diversity of ancient Greek consumption patterns, zooming in on the social role of food, its preparation, portioning, and consumption, ranging from practicalities to sensory experiences. Zooming out, this book explores the geography of feasting, from a semi-imaginary world of the exotic to contexts where cosmopolitan and traditional consumption styles met and clashed. Feasting with Greeks is among the first books to provide a holistic perspective on Greek feasting and ritual consumption.