The Environmental Humanities and the Ancient World: Questions and Perspectives

ISBN-13: 9781108749046 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 75 str.

Christopher Schliephake

Opis

This Element aims to show why the ancient tradition still matters in the Anthropocene. Revisiting ancient materials alongside central concepts of contemporary environmental theory, Schliephake offers new perspectives and argues that classical ecological knowledge is a powerful resource for creating alternative world views.

Spis treści

1. Introduction; 2. The ecological turn in classical studies; 3. Athena and the olive: environmental aspects of Ancient Greek religion revisited; 4. Coda: ancient thought and contemporary environmental theory; 5. Summary.