Marginalised Populations in the Ancient Greek World: The Bioarchaeology of the Other

Carrie Weaver

Published by Edinburgh University Press 2022

Marginalised Populations in the Ancient Greek World

The Bioarchaeology of the Other

Carrie Weaver

In the series Intersectionality in Classical Antiquity

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781474415262

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About this book

Explores literary, visual, material and biological evidence of marginality in the ancient Greek world

Provides the first comprehensive and contextual treatment of the biological evidence for marginality in the ancient Greek world
Argues that intersectionality was the driving factor behind social marginalisation in the Late Archaic/Classical Greek world
Considers social marginalisation from the vantage point of mortuary evidence

Studies of the ancient Greek world have typically focused on the life histories of elite males as the group that has made the most distinct mark on ancient Greek literature, art and material culture. As a result, the voices of foreigners, the physically impaired, the impoverished and the generally disenfranchised have been silent, which has substantially complicated the creation of a historical narrative of these marginalised groups.

To address this lacuna, previous research has turned to the limited evidence found in literature and material culture to reconstruct societal attitudes toward disenfranchised peoples. This book departs from that approach by primarily considering the skeletal remains and burial contexts of the individuals themselves. Drawing upon literary, artistic, material and biological evidence, it sheds new light on groups of individuals who were typically relegated to the periphery of Greek society in the Late Archaic and Classical periods.

Offering the first comprehensive treatment of the biological evidence for marginality in the ancient Greek world, this book argues that intersectionality was the driving factor behind social marginalisation in the Late Archaic and Classical Greek world.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	V
Figures Publicly Available Download PDF	VI
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	IX
Abbreviations and Spellings Publicly Available Download PDF	XI
Introduction: Hidden Lives Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
1. Definitions and Reception of the Marginalised in Art and Literature Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	35
2 Disability Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	102
3. Socioeconomic Status Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	163
4 Ancestry and Ethnicity Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	191
Conclusion: Marginality at the Intersections Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	221
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Language: English
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 312
Illustrations
- Other: 32 B/W illustrations
Keywords: Classics & Ancient History

eBook

Published: June 30, 2022
ISBN: 9781474415262