The Mirror of the Medieval

An Anthropology of the Western Historical Imagination
1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-1-78533-544-0
Verlag: Berghahn Books

Buch, Englisch, Band 29, 208 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 462 g

Reihe: Making Sense of History

Since its invention by Renaissance humanists, the myth of the “Middle Ages” has held a uniquely important place in the Western historical imagination. Whether envisioned as an era of lost simplicity or a barbaric nightmare, the medieval past has always served as a mirror for modernity. This book gives an eye-opening account of the ways various political and intellectual projects—from nationalism to the discipline of anthropology—have appropriated the Middle Ages for their own ends. Deploying an interdisciplinary toolkit, author K. Patrick Fazioli grounds his analysis in contemporary struggles over power and identity in the Eastern Alps, while also considering the broader implications for scholarly research and public memory.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Fazioli, K. Patrick

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Kultur- und Ideengeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein Geschichtspolitik, Erinnerungskultur
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein Historiographie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Tables, Figures, and Maps

Acknowledgements

Introduction

PART I: ANTHROPOLOGY, HISTORY, AND THE MIDDLE AGES

Chapter 1. Manifesto for an Anthropology of Historicity

Chapter 2. Mirror of the Medieval

Chapter 3. Anthropology’s Lost Medieval Heritage

PART II: IDENTITY, POWER, AND THE MEDIEVAL PAST IN THE EASTERN ALPINE REGION

Chapter 4. German Imperialism and the Early Medieval Past

Chapter 5. Slovenian Identity and the Early Medieval Past  

Chapter 6. Beyond Ethnicity: Technological Choice and Communities of Practice

Chapter 7. Christianization, Syncretism, and an Archaeology of Time

Conclusion: Mourning Modernity and the Myth of the Middle Ages

References

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Fazioli, K. Patrick
K. Patrick Fazioli is an Associate Professor in the Department of Humanities and Co-Director of the Global Honors Program at Mercy College (NY). He has published on a wide array of topics including ceramic technology, social identity, landscape archaeology, the history of anthropology and archaeology, and critical thinking.

K. Patrick Fazioli is an Associate Professor in the Department of Humanities and Co-Director of the Global Honors Program at Mercy College (NY). He has published on a wide array of topics including ceramic technology, social identity, landscape archaeology, the history of anthropology and archaeology, and critical thinking.