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Black Doves Speak: Herodotus and the Languages of Barbarians (Hellenic Studies)
Black Doves Speak Herodotus and the Languages of Barbarians - Hellenic Studies
Author: Rosaria Munson
In Greek thought, barbaroi are utterers of unintelligible or inarticulate sounds. What importance does the text of Herodotus's Histories attribute to language as a criterion of ethnic identity? The answer to this question illuminates the empirical foundations of Herodotus's pluralistic worldview. The first translator of cultures al...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780674017900
ISBN-10: 0674017900
Publication Date: 7/29/2005
Pages: 100
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Publisher: Center for Hellenic Studies
Book Type: Paperback
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