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This volume aims to provide an interdisciplinary examination of various facets of being alone in Greco-Roman antiquity. Its focus is on solitude, social isolation and misanthropy, and the differing perceptions and experiences of and varying meanings and connotations attributed to them in the ancient world. Individual chapters examine a range of ancient contexts in which problems of solitude, loneliness, isolation and seclusion arose and were discussed, and in doing so shed light on some of humankind's fundamental needs, fears and values.

Produktbeschreibung
This volume aims to provide an interdisciplinary examination of various facets of being alone in Greco-Roman antiquity. Its focus is on solitude, social isolation and misanthropy, and the differing perceptions and experiences of and varying meanings and connotations attributed to them in the ancient world. Individual chapters examine a range of ancient contexts in which problems of solitude, loneliness, isolation and seclusion arose and were discussed, and in doing so shed light on some of humankind's fundamental needs, fears and values.
Autorenporträt
Rafal Matuszewski, Paris Lodron University of Salzburg, Austria.
Rezensionen
"Taken as a whole, the volume opens up a new area of study in the classics and is a major and valuable contribution to the study of emotions. [...] In summa: the many facets of loneliness and solitude revealed by this volume demonstrate the subject's great potential in classical scholarship. Hopefully, therefore, it will inspire readers to carry out further study." Justine Diemke in: BMCR 2022.05.06

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"Angesichts der Covid-Pandemie und ihrer sozialen Folgen seit 2019 werfen die Beiträge auch ein instruktives Licht auf unseren Umgang mit verordneter und selbstgewählter Isolation und social distancing und zeigen die eine oder andere Perspektive zu ihrer Überwindung auf."
Christoph Stenschke in: Theologische Revue 118 (2022)

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"[...] this wide-ranging collection demonstrates the rich potential of this topic for further research."
Patrick Gray in: Religious Studies Review 49.3 (2023) 392