Encyclopedia of Greece and the Hellenic Tradition, Volume 2

Encyclopedia of Greece and the Hellenic Tradition, Volume 2 edited by Graham Speake
English | November 1, 2000 | ISBN: 1579581412 | EPUB | 1500 pages | 29.6 MB
Hellenism is the living culture of the Greek-speaking peoples and has a continuing history of more than 3,500 years. The Encyclopedia of Greece and the Hellenic Tradition contains approximately 900 entries devoted to people, places, periods, events, and themes, examining every aspect of that culture from the Bronze Age to the present day. The focus throughout is on the Greeks themselves, and the continuities within their own cultural tradition. Language and religion are perhaps the most obvious vehicles of continuity; but there have been many others-law, taxation, gardens, music, magic, education, shipping, and countless other elements have all played their part in maintaining this unique culture.