Archaeologies of Memory

Hauptbeschreibung

A unique collection of newly written essays by archaeologists working in a variety of contexts and geographical areas, Archaeologies of Memory is a groundbreaking text that presents a coherent framework for the study of memory in past societies.

* Serves as an accessible introduction to central issues in the study of memory, including authority and identity, and the role memory plays in their creation and transformation.

* Presents a collection of newly commissioned essays that provide a coherent framework for the study of memory in past societies.

* Brings together essays from both anthropological and classical archaeologists.

* Includes contributions drawn from a variety of cultures and time periods, including New Kingdom Egypt and the prehistoric American Southwest.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface.

Notes On Contributors.

1. Archaeologies Of Memory: An Introduction: Ruth M. Van Dyke
And Susan E. Alcock (Colorado College; University Of Michigan).

Part I: Memory Studies With Access To Texts:.

2. Echoes Of Empire: Vijayanagara And Historical Memory,
Vijayanagara As Historical Memory: Carla M. Sinopoli (University Of
Michigan).

3. Memory's Materiality: Ancestral Presence, Commemorative
Practice And Disjunctive Locales: Lynn Meskell (Columbia
University).

4. Memory Tattered And Torn: Spolia In The Heartland Of
Byzantine Hellenism: Amy Papalexandrou (Independent Scholar).

5. Glories Of The Past In The Past: Ritual Activities At
Palatial Ruins In Early Iron Age Crete: Mieke Prent (University Of
Amsterdam).

6. Concrete Memories: Fragments Of The Past In The Classic Maya
Present (500-100 AD): Rosemary A. Joyce (University Of California,
Berkeley).

Part II: Memory Studies In Prehistory:.

7. Creating Memory In Prehistory: The Engraved Slate Plaques Of
Southwest Iberia: Katina T. Lillios (Ripon College).

8. Memory, Mounds, And The Mississippian Argument Against
Structure: Timothy R. Pauketat And Susan M. Alt (University Of
Illinois, Urbana-Champaign).

9. Memory And The Construction Of Chacoan Society: Ruth M. Van
Dyke (Colorado College).

Part III: Caveats And Commentaries:.

10. The Familiar Honeycomb: Byzantine Era Reuse Of
Sicily's Prehistoric Rock-Cut Tombs: Emma Blake (Stanford
University).

11. The Translation Of Time: Richard Bradley (University Of
Reading).

Index.

Biografische Anmerkung zu den Verfassern

Ruth M. Van Dyke is Assistant Professor of Anthropology at
Colorado College. She directs archaeological research in Chaco
Canyon and in the Four Corners region of the American Southwest.
She has recently published work in the Journal of
Anthropological Archaeology, Kiva and American
Antiquity.

Susan E. Alcock is John H. D'Arms Collegiate
Professor of Classical Archaeology and Classics at the University
of Michigan. Her publications include Graecia Capta: The
Landscapes of Roman Greece (1993), Pausanias: Travel &
Memory in Roman Greece (co-editor, 2001), Empires:
Perspectives from Archaeology and History (co-editor, 2001),
and Archaeologies of the Greek Past: Landscape, Monuments and
Memory (2002).

• Archaeology
• Archäologie
• Social Archaeology
• Sozialarchäologie