Cargando…

Paideia : Die Welt der Zweiten Sophistik - The World of the Second Sophistic.

In the World of the Second Sophistic, education, paideia, was a crucial factor in the discourse of power. Knowledge in the fields of medicine, history, philosophy, and poetry joined with rhetorical brilliance and a presentable manner became the outward appearance of the elite of the Eastern Roman Em...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Borg, Barbara
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Alemán
Publicado: Berlin : Walter de Gruyter, 2008.
Colección:Millennium-Studien / Millennium Studies.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:In the World of the Second Sophistic, education, paideia, was a crucial factor in the discourse of power. Knowledge in the fields of medicine, history, philosophy, and poetry joined with rhetorical brilliance and a presentable manner became the outward appearance of the elite of the Eastern Roman Empire. This outward appearance guaranteed a high social status as well as political and economical power for the individual and major advantages for their hometowns in interpolis competition. Since paideia was related particularly to Classical Greek antiquity, it was, at the same time, fundamental to.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (500 pages)
ISBN:9783110204711
3110204711