03739nam 2200817 450 991079295040332120170814092837.01-78533-545-610.1515/9781785335457(CKB)3710000001387911(MiAaPQ)EBC4865107(DE-B1597)636529(DE-B1597)9781785335457(PPN)233263586(EXLCZ)99371000000138791120170620h20172017 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierThe mirror of the medieval an anthropology of the Western historical imagination /K. Patrick FazioliNew York, New York ;Oxford, [England] :berghahn,2017.©20171 online resource (198 pages) illustrations, tables, mapsMaking Sense of History1-78533-544-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.Part I. Anthropology, history, and the Middle Ages -- Manifesto for an anthropology of historicity -- Mirror of the medieval -- Anthropology's lost medieval heritage -- Part II. Identity, power, and the medieval past in the Eastern Alpine region -- German imperialism and the early medieval past -- Slovenian identity and the early medieval past -- Beyond ethnicity : technological choice and communities of practice -- Christianization, syncretism, and an archaeology of time -- Conclusion: Mourning modernity and the myth of the medieval."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"--Provided by publisher.Making sense of history.Middle AgesHistoriographyHistoriographyAlps, Eastern, RegionAnthropologyAlps, Eastern, RegionAlps, Eastern, RegionIntellectual lifeAlps, Eastern, RegionPolitics and governmentanthropology.eastern alps.fall of the western roman empire.history of europe.history.humanism.identity.interdisciplinary.medieval past.medieval period.middle ages.mirror of modernity.nationalism.politics.power.public memory.renaissance humanists.renaissance.retrospective.western culture.western historical imagination.western society.Middle AgesHistoriography.HistoriographyAnthropology940.1072NB 3950rvkFazioli K. Patrick1515651MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910792950403321The mirror of the medieval3751561UNINA