Inventing Origins? Aetiological Thinking in Greek and Roman Antiquity

Aetiologies seem to gratify the human desire to understand the origin of a phenomenon. However, as this book demonstrates, aetiologies do not exclusively explore origins. Rather, in inventing origin stories they authorise the present and try to shape the future. This book explores aetiology as a too...

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Formaat:	Online
Taal:	Engels
Gepubliceerd in:	Brill 2022
Onderwerpen:	aetiological; Greek; Roman; Antiquity; etiologisch; Grieks; Romeins thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History
Online toegang:	OCN: 1287747245
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