The Resource "Because I am Greek" : polyonymy as an expression of ethnicity in Ptolemaic Egypt, by Sandra Coussement
"Because I am Greek" : polyonymy as an expression of ethnicity in Ptolemaic Egypt, by Sandra Coussement
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- Summary
- "Double names have a long history in Egypt. The are already attested on Old Kingdom funerary monuments, where concern about eternal life required a correct identification of the deceased. When Greek and Egyptian cultures came into contact under the Ptolemies, bilingual polyonymy (i.e. the combination of an Egyptian and a Greek name) became more popular. During this period, Greek ethnicity was valued as a symbol of power and social status, and was used to create borders between the rulers and the ruled. At the same time, however, it was a flexible concept and this made it a useful tool for crossing the very same boundaries it constructed. As ethnicity became a crucial aspect of one's identity, it is not surprising that bilingual polyonymy was well attested among those that formed a bridge between the ruling class and the Egyptian population: particularly military, administrative and priestly officials. Since they moved between largely separated ethnic contexts, combining names of different linguistic origins was a way to negotiate their ethnic identities. Rather than serving as a reliable source for ethnic origin, names can therefore be interpreted as an expression of the ethnic identity of an individual in a certain space or context."--
- Language
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- eng
- gre
- egy
- eng
- Extent
- xix, 429 p
- Note
- Revision of the author's thesis (doctoral)
- Contents
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- Identity, ethnicity and polyonomy
- Double names
- The names of Polyonomy
- The people behind the names
- Greeks and Egyptians confronted
- Different faces of ethnicity
- Conclusion
- Isbn
- 9789042932722
- Label
- "Because I am Greek" : polyonymy as an expression of ethnicity in Ptolemaic Egypt
- Title
- "Because I am Greek"
- Title remainder
- polyonymy as an expression of ethnicity in Ptolemaic Egypt
- Statement of responsibility
- by Sandra Coussement
- Language
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- eng
- gre
- egy
- eng
- Summary
- "Double names have a long history in Egypt. The are already attested on Old Kingdom funerary monuments, where concern about eternal life required a correct identification of the deceased. When Greek and Egyptian cultures came into contact under the Ptolemies, bilingual polyonymy (i.e. the combination of an Egyptian and a Greek name) became more popular. During this period, Greek ethnicity was valued as a symbol of power and social status, and was used to create borders between the rulers and the ruled. At the same time, however, it was a flexible concept and this made it a useful tool for crossing the very same boundaries it constructed. As ethnicity became a crucial aspect of one's identity, it is not surprising that bilingual polyonymy was well attested among those that formed a bridge between the ruling class and the Egyptian population: particularly military, administrative and priestly officials. Since they moved between largely separated ethnic contexts, combining names of different linguistic origins was a way to negotiate their ethnic identities. Rather than serving as a reliable source for ethnic origin, names can therefore be interpreted as an expression of the ethnic identity of an individual in a certain space or context."--
- Assigning source
- Back cover
- Cataloging source
- OHX
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Coussement, Sandra
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- no index present
- Language note
- English with some Greek and Egyptian words
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- Series statement
- Studia Hellenistica
- Series volume
- 55
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Names, Greek
- Names, Personal
- Ethnicity
- Egypt
- Greeks
- Egypt
- Egypt
- Label
- "Because I am Greek" : polyonymy as an expression of ethnicity in Ptolemaic Egypt, by Sandra Coussement
- Note
- Revision of the author's thesis (doctoral)
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 393-429)
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- txt
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- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Identity, ethnicity and polyonomy -- Double names -- The names of Polyonomy -- The people behind the names -- Greeks and Egyptians confronted -- Different faces of ethnicity -- Conclusion
- Control code
- ocn944431376
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- xix, 429 p
- Isbn
- 9789042932722
- Lccn
- 2016303697
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
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- n
- Other physical details
- ill (some color), color map
- Label
- "Because I am Greek" : polyonymy as an expression of ethnicity in Ptolemaic Egypt, by Sandra Coussement
- Note
- Revision of the author's thesis (doctoral)
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 393-429)
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
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- text
- still image
- cartographic image
- Content type code
-
- txt
- sti
- crt
- Content type MARC source
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- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Identity, ethnicity and polyonomy -- Double names -- The names of Polyonomy -- The people behind the names -- Greeks and Egyptians confronted -- Different faces of ethnicity -- Conclusion
- Control code
- ocn944431376
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- xix, 429 p
- Isbn
- 9789042932722
- Lccn
- 2016303697
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- ill (some color), color map
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