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"To what extent did mythological figures such as Circe and Medea influence the representation of the powerful 'oriental' enchantress in modern Western art? What role did the ancient gods and heroes play in the construction of the imaginary worlds of the modern fantasy genre? What is the role of undead creatures like zombies and vampires in mythological films? Looking across the millennia, from the distrust of ancient magic and oriental cults, which threatened the new-born Christian religion, to the revival and adaptation of ancient myths and religion in the arts centuries later, this book offers an original analysis of the reception of ancient magic and the supernatural, across a wide variety of different media--from comics to film, from painting to opera. Working in a variety of fields across the globe, the authors of these essays deconstruct certain scholarly traditions by proposing original interdisciplinary approaches and collaborations, showing to what extent the visual and performing arts of different periods interlink and shape cultural and social identities."-- To what extent did mythological figures such as Circe and Medea influence the representation of the powerful 'oriental' enchantress in modern Western art? What role did the ancient gods and heroes play in the construction of the imaginary worlds of the modern fantasy genre? What is the role of undead creatures like zombies and vampires in mythological films? Looking across the millennia, from the distrust of ancient magic and oriental cults, which threatened the new-born Christian religion, to the revival and adaptation of ancient myths and religion in the arts centuries later, this book offers an original analysis of the reception of ancient magic and the supernatural, across a wide variety of different media - from comics to film, from painting to opera. Working in a variety of fields across the globe, the authors of these essays deconstruct certain scholarly traditions by proposing original interdisciplinary approaches and collaborations, showing to what extent the visual and performing arts of different periods interlink and shape cultural and social identities
Magic in art. --- Supernatural in art. --- Art and mythology. --- Art --- Art, Modern --- Performing arts --- Art and society --- Art and religion --- Group identity --- Collective identity --- Community identity --- Cultural identity --- Social identity --- Identity (Psychology) --- Social psychology --- Collective memory --- Arts in the church --- Religion and art --- Religion --- Art and sociology --- Society and art --- Sociology and art --- Show business --- Arts --- Performance art --- Modern art --- Nieuwe Ploeg (Group of artists) --- Mythology and art --- Mythology in art --- Mythology --- Themes, motives. --- History. --- Religious aspects --- Social aspects --- Subjects
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Coins, Roman. --- Propaganda, Roman. --- Religion and state --- Constantine --- Rome --- History
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"This volume presents an innovative picture of the ancient Mediterranean world. Approaching poverty as a multifaceted condition, it examines how different groups were affected by the lack of access to symbolic, cultural and social - as well as economic - capital. Collecting a wide range of studies by an international team of experts, it presents a diverse and complex analysis of life in antiquity, from the archaic to the late antique period. The sections on Greece, Rome, and Late Antiquity offer in-depth studies of ancient life, integrating analysis of socio-economic dynamics and cultural and discursive strategies that shaped this crucial element of ancient (and modern) societies. Themes like social cohesion and control, exclusion, gender, agency, and identity are explored through the combination of archaeological, epigraphic, and literary evidence, presenting a rich panorama of Greco-Roman societies and a stimulating collection of new approaches and methodologies for their understanding. The book offers a comprehensive view of the ancient world, analysing different social groups - from wealthy elites to poor peasants and the destitute - and their interactions, in contexts as diverse as Classical Athens and Sparta, imperial Rome, and the late antique towns of Egypt and North Africa. Poverty in Ancient Greece and Rome: Discourses and Realities is a valuable resource for students and scholars of ancient history, classical literature, and archaeology. In addition, topics covered in the book are of interest to social scientists, scholars of religion, and historians working on poverty and social history in other periods"
Poverty --- Poor --- Disadvantaged, Economically --- Economically disadvantaged --- Impoverished people --- Low-income people --- Pauperism --- Poor, The --- Poor people --- Persons --- Social classes --- Destitution --- Wealth --- Basic needs --- Begging --- Subsistence economy --- History. --- Social conditions. --- Economic conditions --- Greece --- Rome --- Rim --- Roman Empire --- Roman Republic (510-30 B.C.) --- Romi (Empire) --- Byzantine Empire --- Rome (Italy) --- Ancient history --- Pauvreté --- Conditions économiques
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Durant les décennies centrales du XIXe siècle, au moment de la réalisation des unifications italienne et allemande, Turin et Berlin avaient noué d'étroits liens scientifiques. À l'Académie des Sciences de Berlin, Theodor Mommsen travaillait au grand projet du Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum, dont le cinquième volume contient les inscriptions piémontaises. Mommsen se rendit à plusieurs reprises en Piémont, mais, comme partout ailleurs, il compta surtout sur l'aide des savants locaux jugés dignes de sa confiance. Son meilleur ami et collaborateur à Turin fut l'architecte et historien Carlo Promis : celui-ci était le véritable point de référence d'un important réseau d'intellectuels italiens, parmi lesquels on compte Carlo Baudi di Vesme et Ariodante Fabretti, mais aussi le frère de Carlo Promis, Domenico, et son neveu, Vincenzo. Ce volume propose l'édition commentée de l'intégralité de la correspondance entre Mommsen et les trois Promis, et retrace le contexte historique, politique et culturel dans lequel le cinquième volume du CIL fut achevé.
Inscriptions, Latin --- Italians --- Classicists --- Historians --- Mommsen, Theodor, --- Promis, Carlo, --- Promis, Domenico, --- Promis, Vincenzo, --- Corpus inscriptionum Latinarum --- History. --- Italy --- Description and travel.
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