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The Schismogenesis of Identity in the Ancient Mediterranean World
This speaks to something really interesting about this period, about processes of globalization. When you have all of these different identities coming into contact with one another and new influences from elsewhere,. feels like one of the underlying dynamics that drives this resurgence of the local is the awareness of something that is not like you. The schismogenesis that identities aren't necessarily given, they can be created in response to seeing something else.