Memory in Ancient Rome and Early ChristianityKarl Galinsky What and how do people remember? Who controls the process of what we call cultural or social memory? What is forgotten and why? People's memories are not the same as history written in retrospect; they are malleable and an ongoing process of construction and reconstruction. Ancient Rome provided much of the cultural framework for early Christianity, and in both the role of memory was pervasive. Memory in Ancient Rome and Early Christianity presents perspectives from an international and interdisciplinary range of contributors on the literature, history, archaeology, and religion of a major world civilization, based on an informed engagement with important concepts and issues in memory studies. Moving beyond terms such as 'collective', 'social', and 'cultural memory' as standard tropes, the volume offers a selective exploration of the wealth of topics which comprise memory studies, and also features a contribution from a leading neuroscientist on the actual workings of the human memory. It is an importamt resource for anyone interested in Roman antiquity, the beginnings of Christianity, and the role of memory in history. |
Contents
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Memory and Roman Writers | 41 |
Memory and Roman Emperors | 113 |
Roman Honorific Statues Memory or Just Honour? | 167 |
Memory in Roman Religion and Early Christianity | 261 |
A Perspective from Neuropsychology | 367 |
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| Title | Memory in Ancient Rome and Early Christianity |
| Editor | Karl Galinsky |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press, 2015 |
| ISBN | 0191062197, 9780191062193 |
| Length | 448 pages |
| Subjects | › › History / Ancient / General History / Historiography History / Social History Literary Criticism / Ancient & Classical Psychology / Cognitive Psychology & Cognition Religion / Ancient Religion / Christian Church / History Religion / History Social Science / Archaeology |
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