UID:
almahu_9947415200402882
Format:
1 online resource (xii, 320 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
9780511735189 (ebook)
Content:
The late sixth century was a period of considerable change in Etruria; this change is traditionally seen as the adoption of superior models from Greece. In a re-alignment of agency, this 2007 book examines a wide range of Etruscan material culture - mirrors, tombs, sanctuaries, houses and cities - in order to demonstrate the importance of local concerns in the formation of Etruscan material culture. Drawing on theoretical developments, the book emphasises the deliberate nature of the smallest of changes in material culture form, and develops the concept of surface as a unifying key to understanding the changes in the ways Etruscans represented themselves in life and death. This concept allows a uniquely holistic approach to the archaeology of Etruscan society and has the potential for other archaeological investigations. The book will interest all scholars and students of classical archaeology.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
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Models of change in Etruria -- Etruscan mirrors : reflections on personal and gender identity -- Funerary architecture : the living and the dead. Tomb form ; Cemetery organisation -- Sanctuaries : the sacred and the profane. Temple form -- Domestic architecture : public and private. House form -- Urban form and the concept of the city. Differentiating public spaces ; City and non-city -- Making Etruscan society : culture contact and (material) culture change.
Additional Edition:
Print version: ISBN 9780521858779
Language:
English
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511735189
