Geophilosophy of the Mediterranean
Caterina Resta, Rita Fulco,Sandro Gorgone,Giuliana Gregorio,Valentina Surace
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Geophilosophy of the Mediterranean
Caterina Resta, Rita Fulco,Sandro Gorgone,Giuliana Gregorio,Valentina Surace
About This Book
The essays collected here outline a geophilosophy of the Mediterranean—a sea of great importance in the history of Europe and the wider West. Conceived from a geophilosophical perspective, the Mediterranean is a sea surrounded by lands—that is, a "pluriverse" of different cultures and religions, which have often become entangled in conflicts. Nevertheless, they have also demonstrated a remarkable capacity for coexistence, as exemplified by multilingual, multiethnic, and multireligious Sicily during the reign of Roger II of Hauteville. Throughout its millennia-long history, the Mediterranean has consistently displayed a profoundly unified configuration despite its inherent diversity. Its distinctive blend of singularity and plurality can serve as a paradigm for rethinking new forms of social and political coexistence, not only for Europe, which draws its origin from this sea, but also for a new global order.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Acknowledgments
- Editors’ Note
- Preface
- 1. Atlantics or Mediterraneans?
- 2. Europe to Come
- 3. A Sea That Unites and Divides
- 4. Cartographies of Italy
- 5. The Origin of Messina
- Notes
- Index
- About the Author
- Back Cover