Alien Wisdom: The Limits of Hellenization [Paperback]

Arnaldo Momigliano (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0521387612 | ISBN-13: 978-0521387613 | Publication Date: February 23, 1990

In this classic study of cultural confrontation Professor Momigliano examines the Greeks' attitude toward the contemporary civilizations of the Romans, Celts, Jews, and Persians. Analyzing cultural and intellectual interaction from the fourth through the first centuries B.C., Momigliano argues that in the Hellenistic period the Greeks, Romans, and Jews enjoyed an exclusive special relationship that guaranteed their lasting dominance of Western civilization.

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Review

"Culture shock at such a period on such a scale is a great theme, to which Professor Momigliano has applied all his enormous erudition, acuteness and powers of synthesis." Times Literary Supplement

Book Description

Analysis of their cultural and intellectual interaction, from the fourth through the first centuries B.C., reveals that the Greeks, Romans and Jews enjoyed an exclusive relationship ensuring their dominance of Western civilization.

Product Details

• Paperback: 188 pages
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press (February 23, 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0521387612
• ISBN-13: 978-0521387613
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #202,681 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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