Myth and Territory in the Spartan Mediterranean

Myth and Territory in the Spartan Mediterranean
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 302
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ISBN-10 : 052152024X
ISBN-13 : 9780521520249
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Download or read book Myth and Territory in the Spartan Mediterranean written by Irad Malkin and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2003-07-17 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book discusses Greek attitudes to settlement and territory as articulated through myths and cults. It covers the spectrum from explicit charter myths legitimating conquest, displacement, and settlement, to the 'precedent-setting' and even aetiological myths, rendering new landscapes 'Greek'.


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