Bowersock, Brown, Grabar (eds), Late Antiquity (2000)
[Βιβλιογραφία]
Averil Cameron, Béatrice Caseau, Garth Fowden, Hugh Kennedy, Yizhar Hirschfeld, et al, Late Antiquity, A Guide to the Postclassical World, G. W. Bowersock, Peter Brown, Oleg Grabar (eds), (The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts and London 2000)
Πρόκειται για μία πρωτότυπη και πάρα πολύ ενδιαφέρουσα όσο και χρήσιμη έκδοση, εφόσον είναι η πρώτη «εγκυκλοπαίδεια» της Ύστερης Αρχαιότητας και του Πρώιμου Βυζαντινού Κόσμου, της Αυτοκρατορίας των Σασανιδών Περσών και του Πρώτου Χαλιφάτου, καθώς και των «Βαρβάρων» που κινούνται, μετακινούνται και αλλάζουν τον γεωπολιτικό χάρτη των ευρωπαϊκών εδαφών αυτή την εποχή. Κορυφαίοι μελετητές έχουν συμβάλλει σε αυτόν τον ογκώδη συλλογικό τόμο, επιλέγοντας να αναπτύξουν θέματα πολλά από τα οποία μελετώνται για πρώτη φορά ή βλέποντάς τα από μία νέα οπτική γωνία.
Από την παρουσίαση του βιβλίου: “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 eleven comprehensive essays and in over 500 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. Or follow your own path through the broad range of entries on politics, manufacturing and commerce, the arts, philosophy, religion, geography, ethnicity, and domestic life. Each entry introduces readers to another facet of the postclassical world: historic figures and places, institutions, burial customs, food, money, public life, and amusements. A splendid selection of illustrations enhances the portrait. The intriguing era of Late Antiquity emerges completely and clearly, viewed in a new light, in a guide that will be relished by scholars and general readers alike.”
Περιεχόμενα: Introduction. Maps. Remaking the Past [Averil Cameron]. Sacralization and Desacralization [Béatrice Caseau]. Philosophical Tradition and the Self [Henry Chadwick]. Religious Communities [Garth Fowden]. Barbarians and Ethnicity [Patrick J. Geary]. War and Violence [Brent D. Shaw]. Empire Building [Christopher Kelly]. Christian Triumph and Controversy [Richard Lim]. Islam [Hugh Kennedy]. The Good Life [Henry Maguire]. Habitat [Yizhar Hirschfeld]. Alphabetical Guide. Abbreviations. Contributors. Illustration Credits. Index. Σύνολο σελίδων 802, 81 εικόνες και 2 χάρτες. Σκληρό εξώφυλλο.