Memory in Jewish, Pagan and Christian Societies of the Graeco-Roman World

by Doron Mendels

Book Overview

The ten studies in this book explore the phenomenon of public memory in societies of the Graeco-Roman period. Mendels begins with a concise discussion of the historical canon that emerged in Late Antiquity and brought with it the (distorted) memory of ancient history in Western culture. The following nine chapters each focus on a different source of collective memory in order to demonstrate the patchy and incomplete associations ancient societies...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0567080544
• ISBN13: 9780567080547
• Release Date: July 2004
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.2" x 9.1"