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UNINA9910779816103321 |
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Walsh Kevin <1963, > |
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Titolo |
The representation of the past : museums and heritage in the postmodern world / / Kevin Walsh |
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London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1992 |
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1-134-89666-2 |
1-134-89667-0 |
1-280-32891-6 |
9786610328918 |
0-203-07572-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (vii,204 pages) |
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Museum techniques |
Museums - Educational aspects |
Popular culture |
Mass society |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 184-191) and index. |
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The idea of modernity -- Post-modern societies I -- Post-modern societies II -- Conserving a past -- Simulating the past -- Heritage reconsidered -- A sense of place -- The museum as a facilitator -- Conclusion: the remoteness of the past. |
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The 1980's and early 1990's have seen a marked increase in public interest in our historic environment. The museum and heritage industry has expanded as the past is exploited for commercial profit. In The Representation of the Past, Kevin Walsh examines this international trend and questions the packaging of history which serves only to distance people from their own heritage. A superficial, unquestioning portrayal of the past, he feels, separates us from an understanding of our cultural and political present. Here, Walsh suggests a number of ways in which the museum can fulfill its pot |
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UNINA9911136724403321 |
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Autore |
Walker Joel Thomas <1968-> |
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The legend of Mar Qardagh : narrative and Christian heroism in late antique Iraq / / Joel Thomas Walker |
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Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2006 |
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9786612358821 |
9781282358829 |
1282358820 |
9780520932197 |
0520932196 |
9781598759372 |
159875937X |
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[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xviii, 345 p.) |
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The transformation of the classical heritage ; ; 40 |
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Nestorian Church - Iraq - History |
Iraq Church history |
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Livello bibliografico |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
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Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Transliteration And Terminology -- Introduction: Christianity In Late Antique Iraq And The Legend Of Mar Qardagh -- Introduction To The Text -- The History Of The Heroic Deeds Of Mar Qardagh The Victorious Martyr -- Index Of Scriptural Citations -- 1. The Church Of The East And The Hagiography Of The Persian Martyrs -- 2. "We Rejoice In Your Heroic Deeds!" Christian Heroism And Sasanian Epic Tradition -- 3. Refuting The Eternity Of The Stars: Philosophy Between Byzantium And Late Antique Iraq -- 4. Conversion And The Family In The Acts Of The Persian Martyrs -- 5. Remembering Mar Qardagh: The Origins And Evolution Of An East-Syrian Martyr Cult -- Epilogue: The Festival Of Mar Qardagh At Melqi -- Appendix. The Qardagh Legend And The Chronicle Of Arbela -- Select Bibliography -- Index |
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This pioneering study uses an early seventh-century Christian martyr |
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legend to elucidate the culture and society of late antique Iraq. Translated from Syriac into English here for the first time, the legend of Mar Qardagh introduces a hero of epic proportions whose characteristics confound simple classification. During the several stages of his career, Mar Qaragh hunts like a Persian King, argues like a Greek philosopher, and renounces his Zoroastrian family to live with monks high in the mountains of Iraqi Kurdistan. Drawing on both literary and artistic sources, Joel Walker explores the convergence of these diverse themes in the Christian culture of the Sasanian Empire (224-642). Taking the Qrdagh legend as its foundation, his study guides readers through the rich and complex world of late antique Iraq. |
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