Making Memories in Ancient Egypt

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.

Sommario

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.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Leire Olabarria, Leire (University of Birmingham) Olabarria
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 31.05.2025
• EAN: 9781009598552
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0959855-2
• Pagine: 90
• Serie: Elements in Ancient Egypt in Context
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Preistoria e protostoria, mondo antico; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Storia dei paesi e delle regioni; Cultural Studies, HISTORY / Ancient / Egypt, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Cognition & cognitive psychology, Social and cultural anthropology, African History, Archaeology by period / region, Cognition and cognitive psychology, Ancient Egypt, Egyptian Archaeology / Egyptology