Inventing Origins? Aetiological Thinking in Greek and Roman Antiquity

Inventing Origins? Aetiological Thinking in Greek and Roman Antiquity

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Aetiologies seem to gratify the human desire to understand the origin of a phenomenon. However, as this book demonstrates, aetiologies do not exclusively explore origins. Rather, in inventing origin stories they authorise the present and try to shape the future. This book explores aetiology as a too...

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Other Authors: Wessels, A.B (Editor), Klooster, J.J.H (Editor)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Brill 2022
Series:Euhormos: Greco-Roman Studies in Anchoring Innovation
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History
aetiological; Greek; Roman; Antiquity; etiologisch; Grieks; Romeins
Online Access:DOAB: description of the publication
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