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The development of the idea of history in antiquity /
An extensive scholarly literature, written in the past century holds that in ancient Greek and Roman thought history is understood as circular and repetitive - a consequence of their anti-temporal metaphysics - in contrast with Judaeo-Christian thought, which sees history as linear and unique - a co...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Kingston [Ont.] :
McGill-Queen's University Press,
©1982.
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| Series: | McGill-Queen's studies in the history of ideas ;
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- I: Introduction
- II: History as Inquiry in the Hellenic Age
- III: History as a Literary Genre: The Hellenistic Age
- IV: The Early Roman Empire: History as Story and the Rhetorical Use of History by the Early Christians
- V: The Distinction between Sacred and Profane History in Late Antiquity
- VI: Conclusion: The Development of the Idea of History and the Cultural Ferment of Late Antiquity
- Appendix: Bibliography of Works on the Accepted View of the Idea of History in Antiquity
- Index Locorum
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- Index Indicum
- Index of Names and Subjects
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