Identity, power and group formation in archaic Macedonia (600-400 BC) /
"The first ever large-scale synthesis on identity and social dynamics across archaic Macedonia (600-400 BC), Christos Giamakis's book provides a detailed narrative exploring the role of power as displayed through material culture in the formation of group identities across the region. Giam...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Leiden :
Sidestone Press,
[2024]
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| Summary: | "The first ever large-scale synthesis on identity and social dynamics across archaic Macedonia (600-400 BC), Christos Giamakis's book provides a detailed narrative exploring the role of power as displayed through material culture in the formation of group identities across the region. Giamakis focuses on data from nine cemeteries in the region combining multiple datasets including grave goods, osteological evidence, burial rites, tomb types and the organisation of the cemetery space in order to explore both inter- and intra-site competition that led to the emergence of different group identities across the region. By doing so, he proposes a new theoretical framework for the study of the region as an alternative to past, ethnicity-based, approaches. 'Identity, power and group formation in archaic Macedonia (600-400 BC)' encourages the reader to explore the ways in which social inequalities, power dynamics and social interactions all affect the potency of specific identities at the expense of others. The present monograph will be of great interest to researchers working on ancient Macedonia and the wider ancient Greek world but also the scholars interested in power dynamics and identity formation in other parts of the ancient Mediterranean." |
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| Item Description: | Originally presented as the author's dissertation, University of Sheffield, 2022. |
| Physical Description: | 235 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), charts, map ; 27 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9789464280791 9464280794 9464280786 9789464280784 |