Description
Book SynopsisEthnography After Antiquity explores the modes and motivations of Byzantine ethnographic writing, shedding new light on how Byzantines distinguished themselves from foreign cultures.
Trade Review"Kaldellis has written a considered, very readable book that is bound to stimulate intellectual debate." * Teresa Shawcross,
English Historical Review *
"It is a joy to read a book where the logic of the argument is so clear and so solidly based on the sources. Anthony Kaldellis argues for a new approach to Byzantine identity and self-definition, one that accepts Byzantines' own account of themselves as Romans surrounded by barbarians. The book is a must-read not only for Byzantinists but also for those involved in broader conversations about identity in late antiquity, the Middle Ages, and the early modern period." * Tia Kolbaba, Rutgers University *
Table of ContentsPreface
Chapter 1. Ethnography in Late Antique Historiography
Chapter 2. Byzantine Information-Gathering Behind the Veil of Silence
Chapter 3. Explaining the Relative Decline of Ethnography in the Middle Period
Chapter 4. The Genres and Politics of Middle Byzantine Ethnography
Chapter 5. Ethnography in Palaiologan Literature
Epilogue: Looking to a New World
List of Abbreviations
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Acknowledgments
