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Romans and Blacks (Routledge Revivals)

Lloyd Thompson

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  • 266 sidor
  • 2015
Roman literature seems to provide plenty of instances of contempt towards foreign or black individuals, but it is an untenable assumption that such distaste amounts to a racist attitude, particularly considering how elusive the definitions of race and racism are. Making extensive use of developments in sociological theory and psychology, Romans and Blacks, first published in 1989, presents an innovative and illuminating picture of black-white relations in Roman society. It is argued that race as a somatic identification that entails permanent and genetically transmitted social disabilities was absent, and that the main deference-entitling distinctions in the Roman world were socio-cultural rather than somatic. Therefore, Professor Thompson concludes, references to black skins and negroid features should be interpreted in aesthetic terms. This wide-ranging study brings welcome clarity to the discussion of blacks in the Roman world, and is valuable for all students of race relations as well as classicists and historians.
  • Författare: Lloyd Thompson
  • Format: Pocket/Paperback
  • ISBN: 9780415749954
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Antal sidor: 266
  • Utgivningsdatum: 2015-06-12
  • Förlag: Routledge