Cultural encounters in Near Eastern history
Bibliographie
- Auteurs : Hertel Thomas ; Trolle Larsen Mogens (1937-....) ; Ryholt Kim S. B. ;
- Editeurs : Copenhagen Museum Tusculanum Press Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies, University of Copenhagen ;
- Date d'édition : Copyright 2018
- ISBN : 978-87-635-4387-3
- Sujets : Identité collective -- Actes de congrès -- Moyen-Orient Antiquité, Moyen-Orient -- Histoire -- Actes de congrès -- Antiquité, Moyen-Orient, Middle East
- Langue(s) : Anglais
- Description matérielle : 1 vol. (xv-216 p.), : Ill., jaquette ill., 25 cm
- Pays de publication : Danemark
- Collection (notice d'ensemble) : CNI publications, 44,
Notes
Actes du congrès 'Cultural encounters in Near Eastern history : an interdisciplinary conference', organisé par le Center for Canon and Identity Formation à l'université de Copenhague les 10-11 mai 2012 ; Notes bibliogr. en bas de page. Bibliogr. en fin de contribution
Résumé
Le rabat de la jaquette indique : 'Globalization and cheaper travel have led to a rapid increase in cross-cultural encounters worldwide?which makes understanding problems of conflict, prejudice, interaction, and adaptation ever more important. 0 0Fortunately, we have a powerful historical example to draw on: the closely knit, yet very different cultures that inhabited and interacted in the Near East. Contributors look at the interactions of nomads, traders, religious groups, armies, and more to help answer questions about cultural encounters through both theoretical and empirical lenses. They present cases drawn from a range of fields within the overall history of the Near East, including Mesopotamian history, the rise of Islam, and the effects of Hellenism'