The aim of the present contribution is to explore a few cases of stereotyped views about the Indians in order to understand what the Graeco-Roman perceptions toward them was. India provided a rhetorical tool to be used in a variety of contexts (philosophy, religion, geography, politics and literature) where Graeco-Roman realities were compared to a utopian or paradoxical model.
Indians in the Graeco-Roman World. A Stereotype of Otherness
Omar Coloru
2024-01-01
Abstract
The aim of the present contribution is to explore a few cases of stereotyped views about the Indians in order to understand what the Graeco-Roman perceptions toward them was. India provided a rhetorical tool to be used in a variety of contexts (philosophy, religion, geography, politics and literature) where Graeco-Roman realities were compared to a utopian or paradoxical model.File in questo prodotto:
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