Problems of Canonicity and Identity Formation in Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 8763543729 ISBN 13 : 9788763543729

Editeur : Museum Tusculanum Press, 2016

Synopsis

The term canonicity implies the recognition that the domain of literature and of the library is also a cultural and political one, related to various forms of identity formation, maintenance, and change. Scribes and benefactors create canon in as much as they teach, analyze, preserve, promulgate and change canonical texts according to prevailing norms. From early on, texts from the written traditions of ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt were accumulated, codified, and to some extent canonized, as various collections developed mainly in the environment of the temple and the palace. These written traditions represent sets of formal and informal cultures that all speak in their own ways of canonicity, normativity, and other forms of cultural expertise. Some forms of literature were used not only in scholarly contexts, but also in political ones, and they served purposes of identity formation. This volume addresses the interrelations between various forms of canon and identity formation in different time periods, genres, regions, and contexts, as well as the application of contemporary conceptions of canon to ancient texts.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Kim Ryholt is professor of Egyptology at the University of Copenhagen.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Museum Tusculanum Press
• Date d'édition: 2016
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 8763543729
• ISBN 13: 9788763543729
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 357
• Éditeur: Ryholt Kim, Barjamovic Gojko
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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