Geography and Ethnography
Perceptions of the World in Pre-Modern Societies
Ancient World: Comparative Histories
1. Auflage Januar 2013
376 Seiten, Softcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
Kurzbeschreibung
This fascinating volume brings together leading specialists who have analyzed the thoughts and records documenting the worldviews of a wide range of pre-modern societies. The book presents evidence from across the ages; from antiquity through to the Age of Discovery. In addition, cross-cultural comparison of ancient societies, from the Chinese to the Incas and Aztecs, from the Greeks and Romans to the peoples of ancient India, are provided.
This fascinating volume brings together leading specialists, who have analyzed the thoughts and records documenting the worldviews of a wide range of pre-modern societies.
* Presents evidence from across the ages; from antiquity through to the Age of Discovery
* Provides cross-cultural comparison of ancient societies around the globe, from the Chinese to the Incas and Aztecs, from the Greeks and Romans to the peoples of ancient India
* Explores newly discovered medieval Islamic materials
"The 20 papers originated in a workshop held at Brown University in March 2006 and fully reflect the series' world focus and broad definition of ancient societies." (CHOICE, July 2010)
Richard J.A. Talbert is William Rand Kenan, Jr, Professor of History and Classics at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is the editor of the Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World (2000), and co-editor of Space in the Roman World: Its Perception and Presentation (2004), as well as of Cartography in Antiquity and the Middle Ages: Fresh Perspectives, New Methods (2008). His major study Rome's World: The Peutinger Map Reconsidered will appear in 2010.