Making Memories in Ancient Egypt
Seiten
2025
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-009-59855-2 (ISBN)
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-009-59855-2 (ISBN)
This Element provides a general introduction to memory, followed by a discussion of the role of materiality and performativity in the process of remembering. It presents an introduction to memory studies in Egyptology. A case study from Middle Kingdom Abydos illustrates how memory can be embodied in the monumental record of ancient Egypt.
Memory is a fascinating way to approach modern and ancient cultures, as it raises questions about what, why, and how individuals and groups remember. Egyptology has had a major impact on the development of memory studies, with Jan Assmann's notion of cultural memory becoming a widespread model within the humanities. Despite this outstanding contribution of Egyptology to memory studies, remarkably few recent works on ancient Egypt deal with memory from a theoretical and methodological point of view. This Element provides a general introduction to memory, followed by a discussion of the role of materiality and performativity in the process of remembering. A case study from Middle Kingdom Abydos illustrates how memory can be embodied in the monumental record of ancient Egypt. The purpose of this Element is to present an up-to-date introduction to memory studies in Egyptology and to invite the reader to rethink how and why memory matters.
Memory is a fascinating way to approach modern and ancient cultures, as it raises questions about what, why, and how individuals and groups remember. Egyptology has had a major impact on the development of memory studies, with Jan Assmann's notion of cultural memory becoming a widespread model within the humanities. Despite this outstanding contribution of Egyptology to memory studies, remarkably few recent works on ancient Egypt deal with memory from a theoretical and methodological point of view. This Element provides a general introduction to memory, followed by a discussion of the role of materiality and performativity in the process of remembering. A case study from Middle Kingdom Abydos illustrates how memory can be embodied in the monumental record of ancient Egypt. The purpose of this Element is to present an up-to-date introduction to memory studies in Egyptology and to invite the reader to rethink how and why memory matters.
1. Making memories in ancient Egypt; 2. Memory and memory studies; 3. The materiality of remembering: monuments, places, and technologies of remembrance; 4. Middle kingdom Abydos as a place of memory; 5. Making memories about ancient Egypt; References.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 10.04.2025 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Elements in Ancient Egypt in Context |
| Zusatzinfo | Worked examples or Exercises |
| Verlagsort | Cambridge |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 271 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Archäologie |
| Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Altertum / Antike | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-009-59855-4 / 1009598554 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-009-59855-2 / 9781009598552 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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