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Title: Mosaics as History: The Near East from Late Antiquity to Islam (Revealing Antiquity)
ISBN: 0674022920
Author:
G. W. Bowersock
Publicate Date: 2006-11-15
Publish: 2006-11-15
List Price: $22.95
Average Customer Rating: 2.5
Format: Hardcover
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1: superlative history of late antiquity
The two negative reviews of this extremely learned study are so far off the mark I must honestly doubt that either reviewer actually read the book. And if they did, it was over their heads as witness their inability to actually write a review. I agree entirely with the review by the New York Review of Books (see above). By looking at newly discovered and older mosaics from late antiquity as more than just expressions of art Bowersock shows how the mosaics illustrate the society of an age. From the images we can understand the uses of Hellenism among Jews, Christians, and Muslims, as well as pagans with a startling clarity. The mosaics show the entertainments of mime and pantomime and show great urban centers as places in a greater community of shared traditions. The coherence and tolerance in this eastern Mediterranean world explains the deep peace that most of Palestine, Syria, and Transjordan enjoyed over many centuries. Bowersock shows that the late antique Near East was a kind of miracle in terms of deeply rooted cultures interacting in peaceful ways. This is a must book for anyone interested in art history or Middle Eastern history.
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2: could be a better book
This with a bit of work this could have been a good book--
The text just doesn't flow--the information is hard to retrieve and there is no coherence--
The photos are good, but the book demands a larger format--
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3: MOsaics in history
The product was shipped timely and was received in good order. The book, in itself, was a great disappointment.
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