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Historical Consciousness and the Use of the Past in the Ancient World
Historical Consciousness and the Use of the Past in the Ancient World
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The book "Historical Consciousness and the Use of the Past in the Ancient World" explores how ancient civilizations used the past in their cultures, including the formation of traditions, the rise of formal historiography, and the interactions between different traditions of historical consciousness. It takes an interdisciplinary approach to understand the intellectual processes, literary mechanisms, and social institutions involved in the construction of history.
Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 402 pages
Publication date: 01 February 2021
Publisher: Equinox Publishing Ltd
The essays in Historical Consciousness and the Use of the Past in the Ancient World explore the diverse ways in which ancient civilizations across the globe utilized the past. Contributors, esteemed experts in Ancient Near Eastern Studies, Sinology, Biblical Studies, Classics, and Maya Studies, offer insightful perspectives on this topic. This comprehensive volume addresses critical questions in contemporary scholarship on historical consciousness and historiography. It delves into the formation of different traditions and their multifaceted uses in specific socio-political contexts, the influence of these traditions on the development of formal modes of historiography, the interactions between these modes and other forms of historical consciousness during transmission, and the implications of these interactions for cultural heritage, collective memory, and our understanding of history. By adopting an interdisciplinary approach, this volume contextualizes the emergence of formal modes of historiography within a broader framework of developments in historical consciousness and interconnected discourses. It also uncovers the intellectual processes, literary mechanisms, and social institutions involved in the construction of history.
During the creation of ancient historiographies, while numerous local traditions persisted, some ancients gradually expanded beyond the temporal and spatial boundaries of their local traditions, reaching a more extended and unified timespan, a broader geographical region, and a shared origin.
Weight: 926g
Dimension: 177 x 255 x 34 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781800500266
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