Herodotean Soundings - The Cambyses Logos
Verlag | Narr |
Auflage | 2023 |
Seiten | 429 |
Format | 15,3 x 3,0 x 22,6 cm |
Großformatiges Paperback. Klappenbroschur | |
Gewicht | 652 g |
Artikeltyp | Englisches Buch |
Reihe | Classica Monacensia 55 |
ISBN-10 | 3823383299 |
EAN | 9783823383291 |
Bestell-Nr | 82338329A |
This volume is dedicated to the logos of Cambyses at the beginning of Book 3 in Herodotus' Histories, one of the few sources on the Persian conquest of Egypt that has not yet been exhaustively explored in its complexity. The contributions of this volume deal with the motivations and narrative strategies behind Herodotus' characterization of the Persian king but also with the geopolitical background of Cambyses' conquest of Egypt as well as the reception of the Cambyses logos by later ancient authors. "Herodotean Soundings: The Cambyses Logos" exemplifies how a multidisciplinary approach can contribute significantly to a better understanding of a complex work such as Herodotus' Histories.
Inhaltsverzeichnis:
Alexander Schütze and Andreas Schwab: Herodotean Soundings. The Cambyses Logos Close readings: Linguistic, narratological and philosophical perspectivesElizabeth Irwin: Just Who is Cambyses? Imperial Identities and Egyptian CampaignsAnna Bonifazi: Herodotus' verbal strategies to depict Cambyses' abnormalityAnthony Ellis: Relativism in Herodotus. Foreign Crimes and Divinities in the InquiryThe Cambyses logos and other sources on the conquest of EgyptMelanie Wasmuth: Perception and Reception of Cambyses as Conqueror and King of Egypt. Some Fundamentals Alexander Schütze: Cambyses the Egyptian? Remembering Cambyses and Amasis in Persian Period EgyptReinhold Bichler: A comparative look at the post-Herodotean Cambyses Geopolitical dimensions of the Cambyses logosGunnar Sperveslage: On the historical and archaeological background of Cambyses' alliance with Arab tribes (Hdt. 3.4-9) Damien Agut-Labordère: An "Ammonian Tale". Cambyses in the Egyptian Western DesertOlaf E. Kaper: The revolt of Petubastis IV during the reigns of Cambyses and DariusAndreas Schwab: Pindaric 'arrows' in Herodotus: Psámmos (Hdt. 3.26). Just a sandstorm or also a rebel(lion)? Cambyses and the Egyptian TemplesDan'el Kahn: Cambyses' Attitude towards Egyptian Temples in Contemporary Texts and Later Sources. A Reevaluation of the Persian Conquest of EgyptFabian Wespi: Cambyses' Decree and the destruction of Egyptian temples Joachim Friedrich Quack: Cambyses and the sanctuary of Ptah List of Contributors Index nominum, rerum et locorum Index fontium