The volume presents phenomena of classification and categorisation in ancient and modern cultures and provides an overview of how cultural practices and cogniti

The volume presents phenomena of classification and categorisation in ancient and modern cultures and provides an overview of how cultural practices and cogniti

Comparing amulets over time and space, this volume focuses on the function of written words on these fascinating artefacts. Ranging from Roman Egypt to the Midd

Anthologies of speeches excerpted from history books constitute a relatively little-known rhetorical and bibliographic genre. From ancient times to the present