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Thinking, recording, and writing history in the ancient world / / edited by Kurt A. Raaflaub
| Thinking, recording, and writing history in the ancient world / / edited by Kurt A. Raaflaub |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, West Sussex ; ; Malden, Massachusetts : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (441 p.) |
| Disciplina | 930.072 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | RaaflaubKurt A |
| Collana | The Ancient World: Comparative Histories |
| Soggetto topico |
History, Ancient - Historiography
History, Ancient - Methodology |
| ISBN |
1-118-41313-X
1-118-41311-3 1-118-41254-0 1-118-41312-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Thinking, Recording, and Writing History in the Ancient World; Copyright; Contents; Series Editor's Preface; Notes on Contributors; Introduction; Suggested Readings; 1 On Being Historical; References; 2 The Task and Ritual of Historical Writing in Early China; Prologue: The Historical Context; Four Early, Influential Texts; From Scribal Records to History; Constructing an "Orderly" History; The Subtleties of Revealing and Concealing; Final Considerations; Notes; References; 3 History and Primordium in Ancient Indian Historical Writing: Itihasa and Puranạ in the Mahabhaata and Beyond
IntroductionHistory-writing in Ancient India; The Genre Itihasa; The Genre Purana; Concluding Reflections; Notes; References; 4 Historical Consciousness and Historical Traditions in Early North India; Notes; References; 5 Thinking, Recording, and Writing History in Ancient Japan: The Nihon shoki as a Text of Transition; Introduction; The International Context of Writing History in Ancient Japan; The Role of the Scribes; Rulers and Scribes: Creating History for Multiple Audiences; Notes in the Nihon Shoki; The Readings of the Nihon Shoki; The Yoro readings of the Nihon shoki The later readingsNihon Shoki and Kojiki; Unbroken continuity; Political and Official Function; The Development of Nonofficial and Literary Genres; Summary and Conclusion; References; 6 As the Dharmacakra Turns: Buddhist and Jain Macrohistorical Narratives of the Past, Present, and Future; Introduction: Didactic Purposes and Institutional Value of Macrohistorical Narratives; Genres of Buddhist and Jain History; Jain genres of history; Buddhist genres of hagiography and history; Paradigms of Buddhist Rulership; Aśoka's legacy as Dharmaraja; Menander, an Indo-Greek emulator of Aśoka? Śaka intermediaries for Buddhist transmissionParadigms of patronage under the Kusanas; Bad reputation of the barbarous Huns vs. Buddhist historical realities; Conclusions: Relevance of Buddhist and Jain Stories of the Past; Notes; References; 7 History as Festival? A Reassessment of the Use of the Past and the Place of Historiography in Ancient Egyptian Thought; The Elusiveness of Historiography; History as Festival; History as History: A Look at Horemheb; Singular history: an unprecedented kingship; Formative history: reflecting on the past; Distinct history: the past as argument Successive history: counting the pastThe Two Bodies of the King; Stories about the Past: The Place of Historiography; Abbreviations; Notes; References; 8 The Presence of the Past in Early Mesopotamian Writings; Chronological Table: Periods and Main Rulers Mentioned in the Text1; Introduction; Early Dynastic Writings (2750-2350); Third-millennium Historical Narratives; The Sargonic "Empire" (2334-2154); The Third Dynasty of Ur (2112-2004); The Old Babylonian Period (2003-1595); The Poetics of History; 1 The Sumerian King List (SKL); 2 The Curse of Agade (CA); 3 The Death of Ur-Namma (DU) 4 The Correspondence of the Kings of Ur (CKU) |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910139023403321 |
| Chichester, West Sussex ; ; Malden, Massachusetts : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2014 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
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