Revealing and Concealing in Antiquity: Textual and Archaeological Approaches to Secrecy (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9788771243895)

Secrecy and the act of concealing and revealing knowledge effectually segregate the initiated and the uninitiated. The act of sharing or hiding knowledge plays a central role in all human relations private or public, political or religious. This volume explores the concept of secrecy and its implications in Antiquity, Late Antiquity and the Renaissance in eleven cross-disciplinary contributions using both textual and archaeological sources. By exploring the revealing and concealing of knowledge across different social contexts, time frames and geographical locations, the book provides insight into the concept of secrecy and its potential for illuminating the agendas behind identity constructions, political propaganda, literary works, religous practices and shared history.

Author: Eva Mortensen
ISBN-10: 8771243895
ISBN-13: 9788771243895
Publisher: Aarhus University Press
Language: English
Published: 08/03/2015
Pages: 202
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.60lbs
Size: 9.50h x 6.90w x 0.80d