Medieval Concepts of the Past: Ritual, Memory, Historiography

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Main Details

Title Medieval Concepts of the Past: Ritual, Memory, Historiography
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Gerd Althoff
Edited by Johannes Fried
Edited by Patrick J. Geary
SeriesPublications of the German Historical Institute
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:368
Dimensions(mm): Height 236,Width 158
Category/GenreWorld history - c 500 to C 1500
ISBN/Barcode 9780521780667
ClassificationsDewey:907.2
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations 13 Halftones, unspecified

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 31 January 2002
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Medieval Concepts of the Past shows how the history of the Middle Ages is being 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 significant step in the reconvergence of these two historiographical traditions.

Reviews

From the hardback review: 'The essays will intrigue anyone interested in medieval memory and medieval forms of memorialization.' Societe des etudes medievales du Quebec