El. knyga: Ways of Being Roman: Discourses of Identity in the Roman West

"This book examines the question of identity in the Roman provinces of the western empire. It takes an innovative approach in looking at the wider discourses or ideologies through which an individual sense of self was learnt and expressed. This wide-ranging survey considers ethnic identity, status, gender, and age. Rather than constructing a paradigm of the 'ideal' of any specific aspect of personal identity, it looks at some of the wider cultural ideas which were drawn upon in differentiating groups of people and the variability within this. It focuses on the daily and mundane practices of everyday life through which identities were internalised and communicated"--Provided by publisher.

This study investigates the cultural constructions, social structures, and public discourses through which individual Roman identities were formed, drawing on insights from archaeology in the Western provinces of the Roman Empire. The book reports on how ethnicity, age, gender, and status affected Roman citizens’ identities and how this played out in everyday life. Some specific areas examined include Roman ethnicity, the poly-ethnic Roman Empire, and the difference between elites and non-elites. B&w photos are included. Distributed in North America by Casemate Academic, formerly the David Brown Book Company. Annotation ©2016 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)

This book examines the question of identity in the Roman provinces of the western empire. It takes an innovative approach in looking at the wider discourses or ideologies through which an individual sense of self was learnt and expressed. This wide-ranging survey considers ethnic identity, status, gender and age. Rather than constructing a paradigm of the ‘ideal’ of any specific aspect of personal identity, it looks at some of the wider cultural ideas which were drawn upon in differentiating groups of people and the variability within this. It focusses on the daily and mundane practices of everyday life through which identities were internalized and communicated.

This book examines the question of identity in the Roman west. Combining material and textual evidence, it takes an innovative approach in looking at the wider discourses or ideologies through which an individual sense of self was learnt and expressed. This wide-ranging survey considers ethnic identity, status, gender and age.