Cultural Memory And Early Civilization
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Cultural Memory and Early Civilization
Author | : Jan Assmann |
Publsiher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 333 |
Release | : 2011-12-05 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780521763813 |
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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 Western Civilization
Author | : Aleida Assmann |
Publsiher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 423 |
Release | : 2011-11-14 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780521764377 |
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This book provides an introduction to the concept of cultural memory, offering a comprehensive overview of its history, forms and functions.
Cultural Memory and Identity in Ancient Societies
Author | : Martin Bommas |
Publsiher | : A&C Black |
Total Pages | : 165 |
Release | : 2011-10-06 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781441120502 |
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How did ancient societies remember and commemorate the past? How was cultural identity, both individual and collective, formed and articulated?
Religion and Cultural Memory
Author | : Jan Assmann,Rodney Livingstone |
Publsiher | : Stanford University Press |
Total Pages | : 244 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0804745234 |
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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.
Cultural Memory and Identity in Ancient Societies
Author | : Martin Bommas |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 147 |
Release | : 2011 |
Genre | : Civilization, Ancient |
ISBN | : 1472540646 |
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How did ancient societies remember and commemorate the past? And how was cultural identity, both individual and collective, formed and articulated? 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.
Critical Perspectives on Cultural Memory and Heritage
Author | : Veysel Apaydin i |
Publsiher | : UCL Press |
Total Pages | : 336 |
Release | : 2020-02-18 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9781787354845 |
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Critical Perspectives on Cultural Memory and Heritage focuses on the importance of memory and heritage for individual and group identity, and for their sense of belonging. It aims to expose the motives and discourses related to the destruction of memory and heritage during times of war, terror, sectarian conflict and through capitalist policies. It is within these affected spheres of cultural heritage where groups and communities ascribe values, develop memories, and shape their collective identity.
A Cultural History of Memory in Antiquity
Author | : Beate Dignas |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 135 |
Release | : 2020 |
Genre | : Civilization |
ISBN | : 1474206743 |
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Cultural Memory and Early Civilization
Author | : Jan Assmann |
Publsiher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 333 |
Release | : 2011-12-05 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781139498487 |
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Now available to an English-speaking audience, this book presents a groundbreaking theoretical analysis of memory, identity and culture. It investigates how cultures remember, arguing that human memory exists and is communicated in two ways, namely inter-human interaction and in external systems of notation, such as writing, which can span generations. Dr Assmann defines two theoretical concepts of cultural memory, differentiating between the long-term memory of societies, which can span up to 3,000 years, and communicative memory, which is typically restricted to 80 to 100 years. He applies this theoretical framework to case studies of four specific cultures, illustrating the function contexts and specific achievements, including the state, international law, religion and science. Ultimately, his research demonstrates that memory is not simply a means of retaining information, but rather a force that can shape cultural identity and allow cultures to respond creatively to both daily challenges and catastrophic changes.