"Many types of tradition and interpretation found in later Jewish and Christian writings trace their origins to the Second Temple period, but their transmission and transformation followed different paths within the two religious communities. For example, while Christians often …
This second edition of "Sport and spectacle in the Ancient world" provides an updated introduction to over 2000 years of ancient history on this topic. Author Donald G. Kyle takes readers from the early civilizations of the ancient Near East, through Greek and Hellenistic times,…
The second edition of Sport and Spectacle in the Ancient World updates Donald G. Kyle's award-winning introduction to this topic, covering the Ancient Near East up to the late Roman Empire. * Challenges traditional scholarship on sport and spectacle in the Ancient World and debu…
"An Archaeology of the Immaterial examines a highly significant but poorly understood aspect of material culture studies: the active rejection of the material world. This is evident in a number of cultural projects, including anti-consumerism and asceticism, as well as other att…
by Brodersen, Kai, Dueck, Daniela
fromKey themes in ancient history
"What were the limits of knowledge of the physical world in Greek and Roman antiquity? How far did travellers get and what did they know about far-away regions? How did they describe foreign countries and peoples? How did they measure the earth, and distances and heights on it? …
"How new is atheism? Although adherents and opponents alike today present it as an invention of the European Enlightenment, when the forces of science and secularism broadly challenged those of faith, disbelief in the gods, in fact, originated in a far more remote past. In Battl…
Cet ouvrage retrace l'histoire du terrorisme, depuis l'Antiquité jusqu'à ses formes les plus récentes, et nous fait comprendre combien la perception du terrorisme a évolué. L'islamisme radical est ainsi replacé dans son contexte historique. Seule cette profondeur de vue peut nou…
Comment sont nées les mathématiques? Qui étaient les mathématiciens des origines? Qu'ont-ils découvert?Papyrus ou tablettes de pierre, les vestiges archéologiques ne mentent pas : depuis des temps immémoriaux, l'homme pose et résout des problèmes mathématiques. Superstition ou c…
