Historiography and Identity I

Ancient and Early Christian Narratives of Community

Edited by Walter Pohl Edited by Veronika Wieser

Book cover: Historiography and Identity I

Extent: 322 pages

Publisher: Brepols Publishers

Subjects: Classical Studies, Medieval Studies, Religious Studies

Series: Cultural Encounters in Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages

Series volume number: 24

Language: English

Hardback (Published)

(September 2019)

ISBN: 9782503581576

Price: $125.00

In stock

The six-volume sub-series Historiography and Identity unites a wide variety of case studies from Antiquity to the Late Middle Ages, from the Latin West to the emerging polities in Northern and Eastern Europe, and also incorporates a Eurasian perspective which includes the Islamic World and China. The series aims to develop a critical methodology that harnesses the potential of identity studies to enhance our understanding of the construction and impact of historiography. This first volume in the Historiography and Identity sub-series examines the many ways in which historiographical works shaped identities in ancient and medieval societies by focusing on the historians of ancient Greece and the late Roman Empire. It presents in-depth studies about how history writing could create a sense of community, thereby shedding light on the links between authorial strategies, processes of identification, and cultural memory. The contributions explore the importance of regional, ethnic, cultural, and imperial identities to the process of history writing, embedding the works in the changing political landscape.

  • Edited by Walter Pohl
  • Edited by Veronika Wieser