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The Ancient World Revisited: Material Dimensions of Written Artefacts
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Herausgegeben von:
Marilina Betrò
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In Zusammenarbeit mit:
Jesper Eidem
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht/Copyright:
2024
Über dieses Buch
Open Access
Written artefacts are traditionally studied because of their content. Material aspects of these artefacts enrich the study of ancient history in many ways. Eleven case studies in five sections on the ancient world, including the Near East, Egypt, the Mediterranean, China and India, demonstrate the impact of a holistic approach that considers materiality and content alike.
Following an introductory sketch of relevant research, the first section, ‘Methodological Considerations’, critically examines the limitations the evidence available imposes on our understanding. ‘Early Uses of Writing’ addresses material and spatial aspects of inscriptions, and their communicative functions over the textual ones. The third section, ‘Material Features’, deals with clay, wooden and papyrus manuscripts and demonstrates the importance of an integrated approach. The contributions to ‘Co-presence of Written Artefacts’ take into account that written artefacts come in clusters. The final section, ‘Cultural Encounters’, presents studies on the interactions between social strata and ethnic groups, challenging previous ideas.
The volume contributes to the comparative study of written artefacts in ancient history, stimulating cross-disciplinary and -cultural research.
Following an introductory sketch of relevant research, the first section, ‘Methodological Considerations’, critically examines the limitations the evidence available imposes on our understanding. ‘Early Uses of Writing’ addresses material and spatial aspects of inscriptions, and their communicative functions over the textual ones. The third section, ‘Material Features’, deals with clay, wooden and papyrus manuscripts and demonstrates the importance of an integrated approach. The contributions to ‘Co-presence of Written Artefacts’ take into account that written artefacts come in clusters. The final section, ‘Cultural Encounters’, presents studies on the interactions between social strata and ethnic groups, challenging previous ideas.
The volume contributes to the comparative study of written artefacts in ancient history, stimulating cross-disciplinary and -cultural research.
Information zu Autoren / Herausgebern
Marilina Betrò, Universität Pisa, Pisa, Italien; Michael Friedrich, CSMC, Universität Hamburg; Cécile Michel, CNRS ArScAn-HAROC, Nanterre, Frankreich und CSMC, Universität Hamburg.
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Methodological Considerations
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Jorrit Kelder Open Access PDF downloaden |
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Early Uses of Writing
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John Baines und Cao Dazhi Open Access PDF downloaden |
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Ingo Strauch Open Access PDF downloaden |
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Material Features
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Michele Cammarosano Open Access PDF downloaden |
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Stefano de Martino Open Access PDF downloaden |
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Susanne Töpfer Open Access PDF downloaden |
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Co-presence of Written Artefacts
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Andréas Stauder Open Access PDF downloaden |
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Philippe Clancier Open Access PDF downloaden |
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Cultural Encounters
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Gianluca Miniaci Open Access PDF downloaden |
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Ludwig D. Morenz Open Access PDF downloaden |
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eBook veröffentlicht am:
4. März 2024
eBook ISBN:
9783111360805
Gebunden veröffentlicht am:
4. März 2024
Gebunden ISBN:
9783111359021
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Frontmatter:
6
Inhalt:
379
Abbildungen:
55
Farbige Abbildungen:
56
Tabellen:
5
Zielgruppe(n) für dieses Buch
Scholars of ancient history, art history, Assyriology, Egyptology, epigraphy, Indology, manuscriptology and sinology
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