Medieval Concepts of the Past: Ritual, Memory, Historiography (Publications of the German Historical Institute) - Softcover

Althoff, Gerd

 
9780521060288: Medieval Concepts of the Past: Ritual, Memory, Historiography (Publications of the German Historical Institute)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0521060281 ISBN 13: 9780521060288
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2008

Synopsis

Medieval Concepts of the Past shows how the history of the Middle Ages is reshaped by leading medieval historians in Germany and the United States in the light of cultural and social-scientific investigations into ritual, language and memory. These two national traditions of medieval scholarship, which have been largely separated over the course of the twentieth century, are drawing closer together through a common interest in issues of social science and linguistic theory as applied to the representation of the past. This book marks a step in the reconvergence of these two historiographical traditions.

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Review

Review of the hardback: 'The essays will intrigue anyone interested in medieval memory and medieval forms of memorialization.' Société des études médiévales du Québec

Book Description

This volume shows how medieval history is being reshaped by leading historians in Germany and the United States in the light of cultural and social-scientific investigations into ritual, language and memory. This book marks a significant step in the reconvergence of these two historiographical traditions.

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication date
2008
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0521060281
ISBN 13 
9780521060288
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
368