Cultural Memory And Early Civilization
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Cultural Memory And Early Civilization
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Author : Jan Assmann
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2011-12-05
Cultural Memory And Early Civilization written by Jan Assmann and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-12-05 with History categories.
Pt. 1. The theoretical basis -- Memory culture -- Written culture -- Cultural identity and political imagination -- pt. 2. Case studies -- Egypt -- Israel and the invention of religion -- The birth of history from the spirit of the law -- Greece and disciplined thinking -- Cultural memory : a summary.
Cultural Memory And Early Civilization
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Author : Jan Assmann
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2011
Cultural Memory And Early Civilization written by Jan Assmann and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Civilization, Ancient categories.
Cultural Memory And Western Civilization
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Author : Aleida Assmann
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2011-11-14
Cultural Memory And Western Civilization written by Aleida Assmann and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-11-14 with History categories.
This book provides an introduction to the concept of cultural memory, offering a comprehensive overview of its history, forms and functions.
Religion And Cultural Memory
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Author : Jan Assmann
language : en
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Release Date : 2006
Religion And Cultural Memory written by Jan Assmann and has been published by Stanford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Religion categories.
In ten brilliant essays, Jan Assmann explores the connections between religion, culture, and memory. Building on Maurice Halbwachs's idea that memory, like language, is a social phenomenon as well as an individual one, he argues that memory has a cultural dimension too. He develops a persuasive view of the life of the past in such surface phenomena as codes, religious rites and festivals, and canonical texts on the one hand, and in the Freudian psychodrama of repressing and resurrecting the past on the other. Whereas the current fad for oral history inevitably focuses on the actual memories of the last century or so, Assmann presents a commanding view of culture extending over five thousand years. He focuses on cultural memory from the Egyptians, Babylonians, and the Osage Indians down to recent controversies about memorializing the Holocaust in Germany and the role of memory in the current disputes between Israelis and Palestinians in the Middle East and between Protestants and Catholics in Northern Ireland.
Social Memory And State Formation In Early China
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Author : Min Li
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2018-05-24
Social Memory And State Formation In Early China written by Min Li and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-05-24 with History categories.
A thought-provoking book on the archaeology of power, knowledge, social memory, and the emergence of classical tradition in early China.
Of God And Gods
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Author : Jan Assmann
language : en
Publisher: Univ of Wisconsin Press
Release Date : 2008-06-17
Of God And Gods written by Jan Assmann and has been published by Univ of Wisconsin Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-06-17 with History categories.
For thousands of years, our world has been shaped by biblical monotheism. But its hallmark—a distinction between one true God and many false gods—was once a new and radical idea. Of God and Gods explores the revolutionary newness of biblical theology against a background of the polytheism that was once so commonplace. Jan Assmann, one of the most distinguished scholars of ancient Egypt working today, traces the concept of a true religion back to its earliest beginnings in Egypt and describes how this new idea took shape in the context of the older polytheistic world that it rejected. He offers readers a deepened understanding of Egyptian polytheism and elaborates on his concept of the “Mosaic distinction,” which conceives an exclusive and emphatic Truth that sets religion apart from beliefs shunned as superstition, paganism, or heresy. Without a theory of polytheism, Assmann contends, any adequate understanding of monotheism is impossible. Best Books for General Audiences, selected by the American Association of School Librarians, and Best Books for Special Interests, selected by the Public Library Association
Greek Thought And The Rise Of Christianity
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Author : James Shiel
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1968
Greek Thought And The Rise Of Christianity written by James Shiel and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1968 with Christianity and other religions categories.
This series is designed to study problems in preference to periods. Each volume will contain sections dealing with historiography, documents, and a consideration of the wider issues, although the balance between the three will vary in each case. This approach encourages the student to deal in his own way with the problems raised by historical documents and the historiography of the issues in question and he is made aware of the wider perspectives of history.
A Companion To Cultural Memory Studies
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Author : Astrid Erll
language : en
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Release Date : 2010
A Companion To Cultural Memory Studies written by Astrid Erll and has been published by Walter de Gruyter this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Literary Criticism categories.
This handbook represents the interdisciplinary and international field of cultural memory studies for the first time in one volume. Articles by renowned international scholars offer readers a unique overview of the key concepts of cultural memory studies. The handbook not only documents current research in an unprecedented way; it also serves as a forum for bringing together approaches from areas as varied as sociology, political sciences, history, theology, literary studies, media studies, philosophy, psychology, and neurosciences."
Cultural Memory And Identity In Ancient Societies
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Author : Martin Bommas
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black
Release Date : 2011-10-06
Cultural Memory And Identity In Ancient Societies written by Martin Bommas and has been published by A&C Black this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-10-06 with History categories.
In recent years memory has become a central concept in historical studies, following the definition of the term 'Cultural Memory' by the Egyptologist Jan Assmann in 1994. Thinking about memory, as both an individual and a social phenomenon, has led to a new way of conceptualizing history and has drawn historians into debate with scholars in other disciplines such as literary studies, cultural theory and philosophy. The aim of this volume is to explore memory and identity in ancient societies. 'We are what we remember' is the striking thesis of the Nobel laureate Eric R Kandel, and this holds equally true for ancient societies as modern ones. How did the societies of Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece and Rome remember and commemorate the past? How were relationships to the past, both individual and collective, articulated? Exploring the balance between memory as survival and memory as reconstruction, and between memory and historically recorded fact, this volume unearths the way ancient societies formed their cultural identity.
The Oxford Handbook Of Culture And Psychology
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Author : Jaan Valsiner
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2013-12-15
The Oxford Handbook Of Culture And Psychology written by Jaan Valsiner and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-12-15 with Psychology categories.
The goal of cultural psychology is to explain the ways in which human cultural constructions -- for example, rituals, stereotypes, and meanings -- organize and direct human acting, feeling, and thinking in different social contexts. A rapidly growing, international field of scholarship, cultural psychology is ready for an interdisciplinary, primary resource. Linking psychology, anthropology, sociology, archaeology, and history, The Oxford Handbook of Culture and Psychology is the quintessential volume that unites the variable perspectives from these disciplines. Comprised of over fifty contributed chapters, this book provides a necessary, comprehensive overview of contemporary cultural psychology. Bridging psychological, sociological, and anthropological perspectives, one will find in this handbook: - A concise history of psychology that includes valuable resources for innovation in psychology in general and cultural psychology in particular - Interdisciplinary chapters including insights into cultural anthropology, cross-cultural psychology, culture and conceptions of the self, and semiotics and cultural connections - Close, conceptual links with contemporary biological sciences, especially developmental biology, and with other social sciences - A section detailing potential methodological innovations for cultural psychology By comparing cultures and the (often differing) human psychological functions occuring within them, The Oxford Handbook of Culture and Psychology is the ideal resource for making sense of complex and varied human phenomena.