Negotiating Memory from the Romans to the Twenty-First Century

Damnatio Memoriae
Herausgeber: Fuglerud, Øivind; Prusac-Lindhagen, Marina; Larsen, Kjersti

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Produktbeschreibung

Manipulation of the past and forced erasure of memories have been global phenomena throughout history, spanning a varied repertoire from the destruction or alteration of architecture, sites, and images, to the banning or imposing of old and new practices. The present volume addresses these questions comparatively across time and geography, and combines a material approach to the study of memory with cross-disciplinary empirical explorations of historical and contemporary cases. This approach positions the volume as a reference-point within several fields of humanities and social sciences. The collection brings together scholars from different fields within humanities and social science to engage with memorialization and damnatio memoriae across disciplines, using examples from their own research. The broad chronological and comparative scope makes the volume relevant for researchers and students of several historical periods and geographic regions.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 290
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. September 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 574g
• ISBN-13: 9780367549565
• ISBN-10: 0367549565
• Artikelnr.: 60008966

Autorenporträt

Øivind Fuglerud is a Professor of Social Anthropology at the Museum of Cultural History, University of Oslo, Norway. Kjersti Larsen is a Professor of Social Anthropology at the Museum of Cultural History, University of Oslo, Norway. Marina Prusac-Lindhagen is an Associate Professor of Classical Archaeology and Keeper of Antiquities at the Museum of Cultural History, University of Oslo, Norway.

Inhaltsangabe

Part I: Forgetting and Remembrance 1. The other side of damnatio memoriae:
erasing memory to assert loyalty and identity in the Roman Empire 2. Sámi
silence visualized: indigenous loss negotiated in contemporary art 3. 'An
island renowned for its worship'. Environmental change, morality, and
forgetfulness in the transforming landscapes of Tonga 4. (Memories of)
Monuments in the Czech Landscape: Creation, Destruction, and the Affective
Stirrings of People and Things Part II: Cultural Repression and
Contestation 5. Creating the memory of an unbroken Davidic dynasty in the
Book of Kings in response to political discontinuity 6. The lure of the
damned: contemporary, near contemporary, and modern perceptions of the
Vikings 7. Christianity and Islam in Ethiopia: religious nationalism and
the Muslim 'other' 8. Societal dismay and ideological disarray: Political
reform and social dynamics in Zanzibar Town Part III: Destruction and
Continuity 9. Destructive aesthetics: mutilating portraits in ancient Rome
10. The fetish and its destruction: spiritual control in Africa and
Melanesia 11. Landscape of repressed memories: triumphalism and
counter-historical narratives in Sri Lanka's former warzone 12. Negotiating
the memory of Palmyra. ISIS image formation at the cost of ancient cultural
heritage