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Case studies from the Old and New Worlds are presented, ranging over periods from the second millennium BC to the present. To address many types of transmission, the broadest possible definition of 'writing' is used, notably including Mexican pictography and the Andean khipu system. One chapter discusses the larger proportion of known human societies which have not possessed complex material codes like writing, offering an alternative perspective on the long-term transmission of socially salient subjects. A concluding essay draws out common themes and offers an initial synthesis of results.
The volume offers a new perspective on approaches to writing that will be significant for the understanding of writing systems and their social functions, literacy, memory, and high-cultural communication systems in general.
Case studies from the Old and New Worlds are presented, ranging over periods from the second millennium BC to the present. To address many types of transmission, the broadest possible definition of 'writing' is used, notably including Mexican pictography and the Andean khipu system. One chapter discusses the larger proportion of known human societies which have not possessed complex material codes like writing, offering an alternative perspective on the long-term transmission of socially salient subjects. A concluding essay draws out common themes and offers an initial synthesis of results.
The volume offers a new perspective on approaches to writing that will be significant for the understanding of writing systems and their social functions, literacy, memory, and high-cultural communication systems in general.
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2010 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Allgemeine Lexika |
| Rubrik: | Literaturwissenschaft |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Seiten: | 398 |
| ISBN-13: | 9781845539078 |
| ISBN-10: | 1845539079 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Ausstattung / Beilage: | Paperback |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Redaktion: | Houston, Stephen |
| Hersteller: | Equinox Publishing Ltd |
| Maße: | 234 x 156 x 22 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Stephen Houston |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 12.05.2010 |
| Gewicht: | 0,603 kg |
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2010 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Allgemeine Lexika |
| Rubrik: | Literaturwissenschaft |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Seiten: | 398 |
| ISBN-13: | 9781845539078 |
| ISBN-10: | 1845539079 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Ausstattung / Beilage: | Paperback |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Redaktion: | Houston, Stephen |
| Hersteller: | Equinox Publishing Ltd |
| Maße: | 234 x 156 x 22 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Stephen Houston |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 12.05.2010 |
| Gewicht: | 0,603 kg |
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