Wessels, A.B. edt Klooster, J.J.H. edt Klooster, J.J.H. oth Wessels, A.B. oth text xx Brill 2022 monographic eng 1 online resource (228 p.) Aetiologies seem to gratify the human desire to understand the origin of a phenomenon. However, as this book demonstrates, aetiologies do not exclusively explore origins. Rather, in inventing origin stories they authorise the present and try to shape the future. This book explores aetiology as a tool for thinking, and draws attention to the paradoxical structure of origin stories. Aetiologies reduce complex ambivalence and plurality to plainly causal and temporal relations, but at the same time, by casting an anchor into the past, they open doors to progress and innovation. Free-to-read Unrestricted online access star Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek All rights reserved http://oapen.org/content/about-rights English History aetiological; Greek; Roman; Antiquity; etiologisch; Grieks; Romeins 9789004500143 9789004500433 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/90670 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/90670 Free-to-read All rights reserved oapen 220803 20260305123950.0 doab90670