Communication and materiality: written and unwritten communication in pre-modern societies

"This volume reconsiders literacy and communication in pre-modern societies, focusing especially on how material form affects the way textual artefacts are understood and interpreted. By bringing together scholars from diverse disciplines such as archaeology, medieval studies, and Islamic studi...

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Other Authors: Enderwitz, Susanne (Editor), Sauer, Rebecca (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin ; Boston De Gruyter [2015]
Series:Materiale textkulturen 8
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Summary:"This volume reconsiders literacy and communication in pre-modern societies, focusing especially on how material form affects the way textual artefacts are understood and interpreted. By bringing together scholars from diverse disciplines such as archaeology, medieval studies, and Islamic studies, this volume provides the specialist and non-specialist with insights on how humans express themselves through writing and material culture"--
Item Description:"Most of the papers collected in this short volume are based on lectures held at the workshop "Communication and Materiality/Kommunikation und Materialität, conducted on October 26, 2012 at Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg in collaboration with the Graduate School (Integriertes Graduiertenkolleg) of the CRC 933 "Material Text Cultures" under the auspices of Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG)" -- Introduction
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (1 electronic resource (131 Seiten ))
ISBN:3110371758
3110413000
9783110371758
9783110413007

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