Book contents
- Etruria and Anatolia
- Mediterranean Studies in Antiquity
- Etruria and Anatolia
- Copyright page
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Maps and Figures
- Contributors
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Notes on Abbreviations and Spelling
- Introduction
- Part I Broadening Perspectives
- Part II Interpretive Frameworks
- 2 Bridging Cultures in the Past and Present
- 3 Etruria and Anatolia
- 4 A Tale of Two Buccheri
- 5 The Role of Greek Sanctuaries in Material and Artistic Interactions between Etruria and Anatolia
- Part III Technology and Mobility
- Part IV Shared Practices
- Part V Shared and Distinct Iconographies
- Part VI Shared Forms, Distinct Functions
- Index
- References
3 - Etruria and Anatolia
An Ancient Relationship Framed by the Modern Views of “Orientalization”
from Part II - Interpretive Frameworks
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 02 March 2023
- Etruria and Anatolia
- Mediterranean Studies in Antiquity
- Etruria and Anatolia
- Copyright page
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Maps and Figures
- Contributors
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Notes on Abbreviations and Spelling
- Introduction
- Part I Broadening Perspectives
- Part II Interpretive Frameworks
- 2 Bridging Cultures in the Past and Present
- 3 Etruria and Anatolia
- 4 A Tale of Two Buccheri
- 5 The Role of Greek Sanctuaries in Material and Artistic Interactions between Etruria and Anatolia
- Part III Technology and Mobility
- Part IV Shared Practices
- Part V Shared and Distinct Iconographies
- Part VI Shared Forms, Distinct Functions
- Index
- References
Summary
The relationship between Etruria and Anatolia has been an important topic since Herodotus asserted a Lydian origin for the Etruscans. Seen as the first civilization within the Italian peninsula, the Etruscans held a pivotal place in Italian history, and therefore their origin has held larger political implications for the modern peoples of Italy and Anatolia. This chapter contrasts the historiography of the term “Orientalizing” within Etruria with the evolving presentation of the history of civilization in Ottoman and later Turkish Anatolia. The term “Orientalizing” was a project in orientalism, defining the beginning of Western civilization as it was born from earlier Eastern civilizations, and its historic explanations were used for nationalistic ends. In addition, modern colonialism shaped how Eastern influence in Etruria was conceptualized and guided Italian archaeological missions in the Aegean. In Italy and Anatolia, understandings of their ancient interactions have been influenced by modern political ideologies that sought to assert where civilization originated and how it spread throughout Europe.
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- Etruria and AnatoliaMaterial Connections and Artistic Exchange, pp. 75 - 86Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023