When the Gods Were Born

When the Gods Were Born
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Publisher : Harvard University Press
Total Pages : 324
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ISBN-10 : 0674049462
ISBN-13 : 9780674049468
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Book Synopsis When the Gods Were Born by : Carolina López-Ruiz

Download or read book When the Gods Were Born written by Carolina López-Ruiz and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2010-06-15 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "With admirable erudition, Lopez-Ruiz brings to life intimacies and exchanges between the ancient Greeks and their Northwest Semitic neighbors, portraying the ancient Mediterranean as a fluid, dynamic contact zone. She explains networks of circulation, shows creative uses of traditional material by peoples in motion, and radically transforms our understanding of ancient cosmogonies."---Page duBois, author of Out of Athens: The New Ancient Greeks --


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