Ethnic Identity in Greek antiquity - Hall, Jonathan M.; American Council of Learned Societies (Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1997)
1. Phrasing the problem. Introduction. The Dorians in a 'so ciology of knowledge' -- 2. The nature and expression of ethnicit y: an anthropological view. The rise and fall of instrumentalism. Defining the ethnic group. The genesis and maintenance of ethnic groups. Summary -- 3. The discursive dimension of ethnic iden tity. Ethnic groups in ancient Greece. Myths of ethnic origins. The Athenians: Ionians or autochthons? Dorians and Herakleidai - - 4. Ethnography and genealogy: an Argolic case-study. The eth nic populations of the Argolid. The genealogies of the Argolid. D ecoding the genealogical grammar. Staking the Heraklid claim. Eth nicity and cult: Hera, Herakles and the Herakleidai -- 5. Ethnici ty and archaeology. Excavating the ethnic group.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 190-212) and index.
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Keywords: Minorities -- Greece -- Ethnic identity; Greece -- Ethnic relations; Greece -- Civilization -- To 146 B.C.