The Mediterranean in Antiquity : New Perspectives from Prehistory to the Byzantine Period (Mediterranean Studies in Antiquity)

Raja, Rubina (EDT)

Cambridge University Press（2026/08発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 256 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781009532358

Full Description

This is a cross-disciplinary study of the Mediterranean, which combines archaeology, historiography, ecology, climate, globalization, and network theories. It situates the Mediterranean both within and beyond traditional area studies, promoting broader, comparative, and cross-disciplinary approaches to antiquity. Its nine contributions, written by internationally recognized scholars within their respective study areas, challenge existing frameworks and encourage scholars to rethink how the Mediterranean is conceptualized, drawing on renewed concepts and diverse evidence. The studies guide the reader to desert environments such as the Sahara, Egypt, Palmyra, and Greece, while exploring topics including urban religion, mythology, social complexity, and iconography.

Contents

1. Revisiting the Mediterranean and Mediterranean Studies in Antiquity; 2. Emergent Social Complexity in the Later Prehistory of the Mediterranean: Insularity, Scarcity, and Environmental Process; 3. Deserts and the Mediterranean - Border and Contact Zones: Setting the Agenda; 4. Egypt: A Mediterranean History; 5. Greek Religion in a Mediterranean Perspective; 6. Roman Religion in a Mediterranean Perspective; 7. Europa and the Mediterranean; 8. Paul's Alternative Mediterranean; 9. Looking Back: The Ancient Mediterranean from Byzantine Eyes.