Artículos relacionados a Problems of Canonicity and Identity Formation in Ancient...

Problems of Canonicity and Identity Formation in Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia (Carsten Niebuhr Institute Publications) - Tapa dura

 
9788763543729: Problems of Canonicity and Identity Formation in Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia (Carsten Niebuhr Institute Publications)
Tapa dura
ISBN 10: 8763543729 ISBN 13: 9788763543729
Editorial: Museum Tusculanum Press, 2016

Sinopsis

The term canonicity implies the recognition that the domain of literature and of the library is also a cultural and political one, related to various forms of identity formation, maintenance, and change. Scribes and benefactors create canon in as much as they teach, analyse, preserve, promulgate and change canonical texts according to prevailing norms. From early on, texts from the written traditions of ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt were accumulated, codified, and to some extent canonised, as various collections developed mainly in the environment of the temple and the palace. These written traditions represent sets of formal and informal cultures that all speak in their own ways of canonicity, normativity, and other forms of cultural expertise. Some forms of literature were used not only in scholarly contexts, but also in political ones, and they served purposes of identity formation. This volume addresses the interrelations between various forms of canon and identity formation in different time periods, genres, regions, and contexts, as well as the application of contemporary conceptions of canon to ancient texts.

"Sinopsis" puede pertenecer a otra edición de este libro.

Acerca del autor

Kim Ryholt is Professor of Egyptology at the University of Copenhagen and specializes in ancient Egyptian history and literature. Gojko Barjamovic is lecturer in Assyriology at the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at Harvard University. He has written, edited or co-authored several books, including A Historical Geography of Anatolia in the Old Assyrian Colony Period published by Museum Tusculanum Press.

"Sobre este título" puede pertenecer a otra edición de este libro.

Editorial
Museum Tusculanum Press
Año de publicación
2016
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
8763543729
ISBN 13 
9788763543729
Encuadernación
Tapa dura
Número de páginas
357
Editor
Ryholt Kim, Barjamovic Gojko
Contacto del fabricante
no disponible
Persona responsable
no disponible