Popular Culture in the Ancient World

doi:10.1017/9781139871402

Popular Culture in the Ancient World is the first book to provide an interdisciplinary study of the subject. Traditionally neglected by classical scholars, popular culture provides a new window through which we can view the ancient world. An international group of scholars tackles a fascinating range of subjects and objects - from dice oracles to dressing up, from toys to theological speculation. Diverse comparative and theoretical approaches are used alongside many different ancient sources to provide a wide-ranging and rigorous approach to ancient popular culture. After a substantive introduction, the book moves from classical Greece through the Roman Empire to end in the late antique world. It enriches our understanding of the ancient world as well as our conception of the legacy of the ancient world in our own.

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Popular Culture in the Ancient World
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Popular Culture in the Ancient World - Title page
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Contents
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Figures
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Contributors
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Acknowledgements
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Abbreviations
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1 - Introduction: Approaching Popular Culture in the Ancient World
pp 1-36
- By Lucy Grig
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Part I - Classical Greece
pp 37-88
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2 - The Popular Culture of the Athenian Institutions: ‘Authorized’ Popular Culture and ‘Unauthorized’ Elite Culture in Classical Athens
pp 39-65
- By Mirko Canevaro
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3 - Humouring the Masses: The Theatre Audience and the Highs and Lows of Aristophanic Comedy
pp 66-88
- By James Robson
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Part II - Rome
pp 89-164
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4 - Popular Public Opinion in a Nutshell: Nicknames and Non-Elite Political Culture in the Late Republic
pp 91-106
- By Cristina Rosillo-López
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5 - Plebeian Culture in the City of Rome, from the Late Republic to the Early Empire
pp 107-128
- By Cyril Courrier
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6 - Pollio’s Paradox: Popular Invective and the Transition to Empire
pp 129-148
- By Tom Hawkins
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7 - The Music of Power and the Power of Music: Studying Popular Auditory Culture in Ancient Rome
pp 149-164
- By Alexandre Vincent
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Part III - The Roman Empire: Greece, Rome and Beyond
pp 165-234
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8 - The Intellectual Life of the Roman Non-Elite
pp 167-188
- By Jerry Toner
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9 - Divination and Popular Culture
pp 189-207
- By Victoria Jennings
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10 - Children’s Cultures in Roman Egypt
pp 208-234
- By April Pudsey
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Part IV - Late Antiquity
pp 235-317
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11 - Interpreting the Kalends of January: A Case Study for Late Antique Popular Culture?
pp 237-256
- By Lucy Grig
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12 - Popular Christianity and Lived Religion in Late Antique Rome: Seeing Magic in the Catacombs
pp 257-276
- By Nicola Denzey Lewis
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13 - Popular Theology in Late Antiquity
pp 277-295
- By Jaclyn Maxwell
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14 - Communication and Plebeian Sociability in Late Antiquity: The View from North Africa in the Age of Augustine
pp 296-317
- By Julio Cesar Magalhães De Oliveira
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Bibliography
pp 318-364
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Index
pp 365-369
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