Debating Orientalization: Multidisciplinary Approaches to Processes of Change in the Ancient Mediterranean (Monographs in Mediterranean Archaeology)
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Paperback. Brings together papers presented at a symposium held in Oxford in 2002 to debate the theme of ancient Orientalization. This title 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. Editor(s): Riva, Corinna; Vella, Nicholas C. Series: Monographs in Mediterranean Archaeology. Num Pages: 224 pages, 25 figures. BIC Classification: 1F; HBJF; HBLA; HDD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 190 x 248 x 10. Weight in Grams: 352.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Equinox Publishing
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Series
Monographs in Mediterranean Archaeology
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845538910
SKU
V9781845538910
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About Riva
Corinna Riva isLecturer in Mediterranean Archaeology at University College London. Her research interests cover Iron Age Italy and the 1st millennium BC in the Central Mediterranean. Since 2002, she has been co-director of the Upper Esino Valley Survey (Marche, Italy). She has published articles on Etruria, Adriatic central Italy and co-edited (with G. Bradley and E. Isayev) Ancient Italy: ... Read more
Reviews for Debating Orientalization: Multidisciplinary Approaches to Processes of Change in the Ancient Mediterranean (Monographs in Mediterranean Archaeology)
'I highly recommend essays by Purcell, Wengrow, and Osborne, especially for those concerned with issues of cultural transformation and exchange. I also enjoyed the essays of Morris and van Dommelen. Gubel's essay caused me to reflect on how the cultures of Canaan/Israel might have contributed to and been shaped by these processes of Mediterranean interconnectivity and what impact that might ... Read more