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9 - Shifting Identities and Defensive Localism: Conflicts of Religious Narratives in Post-Synoikism Rhodes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 April 2023

By
Juliane Zachhuber
Edited by
Hans Beck  and
Julia Kindt
Hans Beck
Affiliation:
Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Germany
Julia Kindt
Affiliation:
University of Sydney
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Summary

This chapter situates the key source for the study of localism on the Greek island of Rhodes, the Lindos Chronicle, within the wider context of the often-turbulent history of the island. By drawing on comparative material, including a decree from Kameiros (one of the other two older cities that were incorporated in the new Rhodian polis) Zachhuber highlights just how extraordinary the efforts of the Lindians to reassert their local identity was. The chapter reminds us that all identities, local and otherwise, operate in two dimensions: by establishing internal coherence and emphasising outside difference. Zachhuber elaborates in particular on the latter dimension: in the tension between Lindian and Rhodian identities, the category of the local emerges once again as contested and in flux. The defensive localism mentioned in the title thus refers to the efforts of the Lindians to safeguard their distinctive cults after the foundation of the new federal city.

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RhodesLindianssynoikismnetworksconflictLindian Chronicle
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The Local Horizon of Ancient Greek Religion , pp. 262 - 289
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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