Romans in a New World: Classical Models in Sixteenth-century Spanish AmericaRomans in a New World shows how the ancient Romans haunted the Spanish conquest of the New World, more often than not as passionately rejected models. While the conquistadors themselves and their publicists challenged the reputations of the Romans for incomparable military genius and daring, Spanish critics of the conquest launched a concerted assault upon two other prominent uses of ancient Rome as a model: as an exemplar of imperialistic motives and behavior fit for Christians to follow, and as a yardstick against which to measure the cultural level of the natives of the New World. In the course of this debate, many Spaniards were inspired to think more deeply on their own ethnic ancestry and identity, as Spanish treatment of the New World natives awakened the slumbering memory of Roman treatment of the Iberian tribes whom modern Spaniards were now embracing as their truest ancestors. At the same time, growing awareness of the cultural practices--especially the religious rituals--of the American natives framed a new perspective on both the pre-Christian ancestors of modern Europeans and even on the survival of "pagan" customs among modern Europeans themselves. In this incisive study, David A. Lupher addresses the increasingly debated question of the impact the discovery of the New World had upon Europeans' perceptions of their identity and place in history. Romans in a New World holds much to interest both classicists and students of the history and culture of early modern Europe--especially, though not exclusively, historians of Spain. David A. Lupher's concern with the ideology of imperialism and colonization and with cross-cultural negotiations will be useful to students of cultural studies, as well. David A. Lupher is Professor of Classics, University of Puget Sound. |
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a ten in 418 as a brief essay on the way for a Christian soldier to achieve eternal salvation . The author of the Democrates primus would have been especially drawn to a letter built around the encouraging admonition , “ Do not sup se ...
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See Norman Cohn , Europe's Inner Demons ( New York : Basic Books , 1975 ) , 1–74 , for the history of Christian application of Roman anti - Christian slanders to their own heretics . 136. The fullest treatment I have found of the ...
See Norman Cohn , Europe's Inner Demons ( New York : Basic Books , 1975 ) , 1–74 , for the history of Christian application of Roman anti - Christian slanders to their own heretics . 136. The fullest treatment I have found of the ...
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Crítica de los usuarios - thcson - LibraryThingA very comprehensive review of Spanish reinterpretations of antiquity in light of new world experiences. Conquistadors thought that their conquests surpassed the achievements of the Romans. Their ... Leer comentario completo
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Introduction | 1 |
Conquistadors and Romans | 8 |
Vitoria and His Disciples | 43 |
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Romans in a New World: Classical Models in Sixteenth-century Spanish America David A. Lupher Vista previa limitada - 2006 |
Romans in a New World: Classical Models in Sixteenth-century Spanish America David A. Lupher Vista previa limitada - 2003 |
Romans in a New World: Classical Models in Sixteenth-century Spanish America David A. Lupher Vista de fragmentos - 2003 |
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