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Tradition : Transmission of Culture in the Ancient World, Paperback / softback Book

Tradition : Transmission of Culture in the Ancient World Paperback / softback

Edited by Jane Fejfer, Mette Moltesen, Annette Rathje

Part of the MTP - Acta Hyperborea series

Paperback / softback

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Tradition from the Latin tradere, literally to hand over or hand down has many meanings and as a concept has a long history in Western culture.

When using archaeological remains to interpret the social relations of people of Antiquity, tradition becomes an important concept.

We cannot explain change without knowing and being conscious of la longue duree of material culture.

Thus, over a long-term perspective archaeologists seek to trace a record of continual change.

This lavishly illustrated book takes readers from prehistoric Santorini to Late Antique Rome and discusses the role of tradition in the transmission of culture and the creation, maintenance and negotiation of identity in the ancient world.

Covering a wide array of subjects, including cultic rituals and the use of magical objects and symbols, votive traditions in Greek sanctuaries, funerary portraits, and Iron Age pottery, Tradition reveals how culture inheres in each and how actions and objects alike play a role in the continuation and change of culture.

With its thoroughly interdisciplinary approach, Tradition breaks new ground in the studies of the classical and ancient world.

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