The Environmental Humanities and the Ancient World: Questions and Perspectives Christopher Schliephake is an English-language printed study book about the role of the ancient in the environmental humanities. This work is suitable for professionals and researchers in the field.
The book examines how the study of the ancient world contributes to the interdisciplinary paradigm of the environmental humanities. Schliephake analyzes the interaction between humans and nature in premodern times and offers new perspectives on the ecological turn within the classics.
At its core are ancient Greek religion and mythology, which are combined with modern environmental theory. This classical ecological knowledge provides a powerful source for developing alternative worldviews in today’s Anthropocene.
The book is thematically aligned with topics such as environmentalist thought and ideology, ancient history, and literary criticism / semiotics & theory.
Series: Elements in Environmental Humanities