Thinking, Recording, and Writing History in the Ancient World (Ancient World: Comparative Histories)

__Thinking, Recording,__ __and Writing History in the Ancient World__ presents a cross-cultural comparison of the ways in which ancient civilizations thought about the past and recorded their own histories. * Written by an international group of scholars working in many disciplines * Truly cross-cultural, covering historical thinking and writing in ancient or early cultures across in East, South, and West Asia, the Mediterranean, and the Americas * Includes historiography shaped by religious perspectives, including Judaism, early Christianity, Islam, and Buddhism

Thinking, Recording, and Writing History in the Ancient World presents a cross-cultural comparison of the ways in which ancient civilizations thought about the past and recorded their own histories.

• Written by an international group of scholars working in many disciplines
• Truly cross-cultural, covering historical thinking and writing in ancient or early cultures across in East, South, and West Asia, the Mediterranean, and the Americas
• Includes historiography shaped by religious perspectives, including Judaism, early Christianity, Islam, and Buddhism

"Thinking, Recording, and Writing History in the Ancient World presents a cross-cultural comparison of the ways in which ancient civilizations thought about the past and recorded their own histories. Written by an international group of scholars working in many disciplines. Truly cross-cultural, covering historical thinking and writing in ancient or early cultures across in East, South, and West Asia, the Mediterranean, and the Americas. Includes historiography shaped by religious perspectives, including Judaism, early Christianity, Islam, and Buddhism"--Publisher's website. Thinking, Recording, and Writing History in the Ancient World presents a cross-cultural comparison of the ways in which ancient civilizations thought about the past and recorded their own histories, featuring contributions by an international group of scholars working in many disciplines. .