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Roots of ancient Greek civilization : the influence of old Europe
- Title
- Roots of ancient Greek civilization : the influence of old Europe / Harald Haarmann.
- Author
- Haarmann, Harald
- Publication
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., [2014]
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Details
- Description
- v, 240 pages; 26 cm
- Summary
- "Contrary to a prevalent belief of the Western world, that democracy, agriculture, theater and the arts were the attainments of Classical Greek civilization, these were actually a Bronze Age fusion of earlier European concepts and Hellenic ingenuity"--
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-235) and index.
- Contents
- Introduction : Athens, cradle of democracy? -- European tradition versus Afrocentrism : the reality behind the myth of "black Athena" -- What the Greeks learned from their predecessors : wine and olive cultivation, pottery and metallurgy -- Greek immigrants and native Europeans in southeastern Europe : contact of cultures, fusion of languages and ways to remember the past -- Seafaring, trade and commerce trade networks in the early Greek world -- Ingredients of pan-Hellenic identity : sacred places, rituals and festivities -- Pre-Greek origins of the arts : the Muses and their doings from old Europe to classical antiquity -- Old European soundings of social egalitarianism in Greek society : social networking and the making of democratic governance -- Epilogue : the long trail of old Europe and its aftermath in western civilization.
- Call Number
- JFF 14-1108
- ISBN
- 9780786478279 (softcover : alkaline paper)
- 0786478276 (softcover : alkaline paper)
- 9781476615899 (e-book) (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- 2014030267
- 40024073184
- OCLC
- 869265546
- Author
- Haarmann, Harald, author.
- Title
- Roots of ancient Greek civilization : the influence of old Europe / Harald Haarmann.
- Publisher
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., [2014]
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-235) and index.
- Other Standard Identifier
- 40024073184
- Research Call Number
- JFF 14-1108