The construction of time in antiquity: ritual, art, and identity

Time has always held a fascination for human beings, who have attempted to relate to it and to make sense of it, constructing and deconstructing it through its various prisms, since time cannot be experienced in an unmediated way. This book answers the needs of a growing community of scholars and re...

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Corporate Author: The Construction of Time in Antiquity, Veranstaltung 2013, Durham (Author)
Contributors: Ben-Dov, Yonatan 1971- (Editor) ; Doering, Lutz 1966- (Editor)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: New York, NY Cambridge University Press 2017
In:Year: 2017
Volumes / Articles:Show volumes/articles.
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Antiquity / Time (Motif) / Calendar system
B Time
Further subjects:B Conference program 2013 (Durham)
B Time
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
Parallel Edition:Electronic
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Summary:Time has always held a fascination for human beings, who have attempted to relate to it and to make sense of it, constructing and deconstructing it through its various prisms, since time cannot be experienced in an unmediated way. This book answers the needs of a growing community of scholars and readers who are interested in this interaction. It offers a series of innovative studies by both senior and younger experts on various aspects of the construction of time in antiquity. Some articles in this book contain visual material published for the first time, while other studies update the field with new theories or apply new approaches to relevant sources. Within the study of antiquity, the book covers the disciplines of Classics and Ancient History, Assyriology, Egyptology, Ancient Judaism, and Early Christianity, with thematic contributions on rituals, festivals, astronomy, calendars, medicine, art, and narrative
ISBN:1316266192
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/9781316266199