Alien Wisdom and the Limits of Hellenization: Arnaldo Momigliano’s Hellenistic World

This article analyzes the scholarly work of Italian historian Arnaldo Momigliano, particularly his approach to cultural interaction during the Hellenistic period (323-30 BC). It asserts that Momigliano’s interpretations about the period were largely marked by his strong Jewish identity. This is part...

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Autores: Biazotto, Thiago do Amaral, Funari, Pedro Paulo Abreu
Tipo de documento: artigo
Estado:Versão publicada
Data de publicação:2015
País:Brasil
Recursos:Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto (UFOP)
Repositório:História da Historiografia
Idioma:português
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.www.historiadahistoriografia.com.br:article/742
Acesso em linha:https://www.historiadahistoriografia.com.br/revista/article/view/742
Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:Arnaldo Momigliano
Hellenism
Historiography
Helenismo
Historiografía
Historiografia
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Resumo:This article analyzes the scholarly work of Italian historian Arnaldo Momigliano, particularly his approach to cultural interaction during the Hellenistic period (323-30 BC). It asserts that Momigliano’s interpretations about the period were largely marked by his strong Jewish identity. This is particularly true considering that the book Alien Wisdom: the limits of Hellenization (1975) – his major work on the subject - was published in the wake of the then recent attacks by Syria and Egypt against Israel. The article seeks, thus, to discuss Momigliano’s views by demonstrating how this historian’s work was tributary of his political and identity scene.