Envisioning the Past Through Memories: How Memory Shaped Ancient Near Eastern Societies (Cultural Memory and History in Antiquity) [Illustrated] 1474223966, 9781474223966

Envisioning the Past Through Memories: How Memory Shaped Ancient Near Eastern Societies 9781474223966, 9781474223997, 9781474223980

Memory is a constructed system of references, in equilibrium, of feeling and rationality. Comparing ancient and contempo

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Cultural Memory and Identity in Ancient Societies 9781472540645, 9781441120502, 9781472508065

In recent years memory has become a central concept in historical studies, following the definition of the term 'Cu

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Riches Hidden in Secret Places: Ancient Near Eastern Studies in Memory of Thorkild Jacobsen 9781575065335

Providing a scholar’s salute to a teacher, colleague, and friend, the contributors of this new volume honor the memory o

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Negotiating the Past in the Past: Identity, Memory, and Landscape in Archaeological Research [Illustrated] 9780816526703, 0816526702

Ralph Waldo Emerson once said that “all history becomes subjective,” that, in fact, “properly there is no history, only

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Early Medieval Venice: Cultural Memory and History

Early Medieval Venice examines the significant changes that Venice underwent between the late-sixth and the early-eleven

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Disputed Memory: Emotions and Memory Politics in Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe 9783110453539, 9783110437638, 9783110611014

The world wars, genocides and extremist ideologies of the 20th century are remembered very differently across Central, E

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Judging the Past: Ethics, History and Memory 3031345118, 9783031345111

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Disputed Memory: Emotions and Memory Politics in Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe 9783110453539, 9783110437638, 9783110611014

The world wars, genocides and extremist ideologies of the 20th century are remembered very differently across Central, E

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Cities and the Shaping of Memory in the Ancient Near East 9781107027947, 1107027942

This book investigates the founding and building of cities in the ancient Near East. The creation of new cities was imag

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Perspectives on the History of Ancient Near Eastern Studies 9781646020898

The present volume collects eighteen essays exploring the history of ancient Near Eastern studies. Combining diverse app

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