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Material Aspects of Reading in Ancient and Medieval Cultures
Materiality, Presence and Performance
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Edited by:
Anna Krauß
Language:
English
Published/Copyright:
2020
About this book
Open Access
This publication seeks to endeavour the relationship between material artefacts and reading practices in ancient and medieval cultures.
While the acts of reception of written artefacts in former times are irretrievably lost, some of the involved artefacts are preserved and might comprise hints to the ancient reading practices. In form of case studies, the contributions to this volume examine various forms of written artefacts as to their implications on modes of reading. Analyzing different Qumran scrolls, codices, Tefillin, Mezuzot, magical texts, tablets, bricks, and statues as well as meta-textual and iconographic aspects, the articles inquire the possibilities of how to correlate material aspects to assumed modes of reception and practices of reading. The contributions stem from Egyptology, Papyrology, Qumran Studies, Biblical Studies, Jewish Studies, Ancient Christianity, and Islamic Studies.
In total, this volume contributes to the research on practices of reception in times past and demonstrates the potential hidden in text-bearing artefacts.
While the acts of reception of written artefacts in former times are irretrievably lost, some of the involved artefacts are preserved and might comprise hints to the ancient reading practices. In form of case studies, the contributions to this volume examine various forms of written artefacts as to their implications on modes of reading. Analyzing different Qumran scrolls, codices, Tefillin, Mezuzot, magical texts, tablets, bricks, and statues as well as meta-textual and iconographic aspects, the articles inquire the possibilities of how to correlate material aspects to assumed modes of reception and practices of reading. The contributions stem from Egyptology, Papyrology, Qumran Studies, Biblical Studies, Jewish Studies, Ancient Christianity, and Islamic Studies.
In total, this volume contributes to the research on practices of reception in times past and demonstrates the potential hidden in text-bearing artefacts.
Author / Editor information
Anna Krauß, Jonas Leipziger and Friederike Schücking-Jungblut, Heidelberg University, Germany.
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An Introduction Anna Krauß, Jonas Leipziger and Friederike Schücking-Jungblut Open Access Download PDF |
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Christoffer Theis Open Access Download PDF |
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Considerations of Page Layout and Style Lindsey A. Askin Open Access Download PDF |
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Codicology at Oxyrhynchus and Qumran Laura Quick Open Access Download PDF |
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Mika S. Pajunen Open Access Download PDF |
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Observations on Material, Layout, and Text Friederike Schücking-Jungblut Open Access Download PDF |
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Yehudah B. Cohn Open Access Download PDF |
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Antony Perrot Open Access Download PDF |
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Andrea Jördens Open Access Download PDF |
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Jonas Leipziger Open Access Download PDF |
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Scriptio continua, “Reading Aids”, and Other Characteristic Features Jan Heilmann Open Access Download PDF |
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Christoph Markschies Open Access Download PDF |
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The Liturgical Reading of Torah in its Late Antique Material World Daniel Picus Open Access Download PDF |
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The Material Scribal Culture of Late Medieval Jewish Magic Binyamin Y. Goldstein Open Access Download PDF |
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Pages and Images/Illustrations in book
eBook published on:
May 5, 2020
eBook ISBN:
9783110639247
Hardcover published on:
May 5, 2020
Hardcover ISBN:
9783110635850
Pages and Images/Illustrations in book
Front matter:
8
Main content:
265
Illustrations:
5
Coloured Illustrations:
9
Tables:
14
Audience(s) for this book
Scholars from Egyptology, Papyrology and Religious Studies.
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BY-NC-ND 4.0
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