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The Recovery of Phoenician Intellectual History: Problems and Insights
The Phoenicians pose for us a fascinating puzzle and object of study. Belonging broadly to the Canaanite cultural zone, they made their mark well beyond the Levant, indeed across the entire Mediterranean. Yet the study of their culture is awkwardly situated between disciplines (Classics, Near Eastern and Biblical Studies, Iron Age Archaeology), and is only slowly breaking out from a hyperspecialized niche. As our knowledge of their material culture is rapidly increasing, their intellectual legacy and the other intangible aspects of their culture remain largely in the dark. We have few and mostly secondary sources, but the reconstruction effort is worthwhile. Focusing on religious-mythological trends, I will argue that the Phoenicians were active participants in broader Mediterranean trends in intellectual history.
Free, and open to the public.
A workshop will take place the following day, Wednesday, November 2, 2022, in the same location (Thompson Room) . For the workshop, please RSVP by clicking here. The pre circualted papers can be accessed here and here.
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