Contested Antiquity Archaeological Heritage and Social Conflict in Modern Greece and Cyprus |
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| Editor:
| Solomon, Esther |
| Contribution by:
| Anagnostopoulos, Aris
Bounia, Alexandra
Nikolaou, Paulina
Stylianou-Lambert, Theopisti
Galiniki, Styliana
Gazi, Andromache
Konstantinou, Katerina
Mouliou, Marlen
Plantzos, Dimitris
Sakka, Niki
Stefanou, Eleni
Antoniadou, Ioanna
Yalouri, Eleana
Rikou, Elpida |
| Series title: | New Anthropologies of Europe Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-253-05597-2 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2021 |
| Publisher: | Indiana University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $48.00 |
Book Description:
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How should visitors be introduced to an ancient Byzantine fortification that still holds the grim reminders of the cruel prison it was used as until the 1980s? How can foreign archaeological institutes engage with another nation's heritage in a meaningful way? What role do locals have in determining what is sacred, and can this sense of the sacred extend beyond buildings to the surrounding land? Together, the essays featured in Contested Antiquity offer fresh insights into the ways...
More DescriptionHow should visitors be introduced to an ancient Byzantine fortification that still holds the grim reminders of the cruel prison it was used as until the 1980s? How can foreign archaeological institutes engage with another nation's heritage in a meaningful way? What role do locals have in determining what is sacred, and can this sense of the sacred extend beyond buildings to the surrounding land? Together, the essays featured in Contested Antiquity offer fresh insights into the ways ancient heritage is negotiated for modern times.