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Antiquity Studies
Edited book | Wisdom Between East and West: Mesopotamia, Greece and Beyond
Chapter | Proverbs and Wisdom Traditions in Archaic Greek Culture
Proverbs and Wisdom Traditions in Archaic Greek Culture
- Andrea Ercolani - Istituto di Studi sul Mediterraneo – ISMED-CNR, Italia - email
Abstract
This contribution aims to: 1. present a quick overview of proverbs and their use in archaic Greek culture; 2. define and review the main Greek wisdom traditions; 3. show, through the analysis of some examples, how proverbs are among the main forms of expression of the sapiential traditions.
Submitted: Nov. 7, 2023 | Accepted: March 4, 2024 | Published July 9, 2024 | Language: en
Keywords Proverbs • Wisdom traditions • Epic poetry • Ancient Greek • Hesiod
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- Introduction
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- Astronomy, Ṭupšarrūtu, and Knowledge in the Cuneiform World
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- Truth and Falsehood in Mesopotamia and Greece: Similarities and Differences
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Section 2. Sages and Practitioners
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- King, Sage, Scribe, and Priest: Seleucid Uruk and Jerusalem in Perspective
- Stephanié Anthonioz
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- Female Advisors Between East and West
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Section 3. Literature and Wisdom Traditions
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- Sumerian Proverbs as Wisdom Literature
- Niek Veldhuis
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- Proverbs and Wisdom Traditions in Archaic Greek Culture
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- Proverbs and Gnōmai in the Epic of Gilgamesh
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Ercolani Andrea |
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dc.title |
Proverbs and Wisdom Traditions in Archaic Greek Culture |
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Chapter |
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en |
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dc.description.abstract |
This contribution aims to: 1. present a quick overview of proverbs and their use in archaic Greek culture; 2. define and review the main Greek wisdom traditions; 3. show, through the analysis of some examples, how proverbs are among the main forms of expression of the sapiential traditions. |
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Antiquity Studies |
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dc.relation.ispartof |
Studi orientali |
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Edizioni Ca’ Foscari - Venice University Press, Fondazione Università Ca’ Foscari |
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dc.issued |
2024-07-09 |
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dc.dateAccepted |
2024-03-04 |
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dc.dateSubmitted |
2023-11-07 |
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http://edizionicafoscari.it/en/edizioni4/libri/978-88-6969-776-0/proverbs-and-wisdom-traditions-in-archaic-greek-cu/ |
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10.30687/978-88-6969-776-0/012 |
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2610-8828 |
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2610-9344 |
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978-88-6969-777-7 |
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978-88-6969-776-0 |
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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License |
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
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with fulltext |
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open |
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yes |
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Ancient Greek |
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Epic poetry |
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Hesiod |
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dc.subject |
Proverbs |
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dc.subject |
Wisdom traditions |
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