Communication and Materiality: Written and Unwritten Communication in Pre-Modern Societies

Open Access Published by De Gruyter 2015

Communication and Materiality

Written and Unwritten Communication in Pre-Modern Societies

Edited by: Susanne Enderwitz and Rebecca Sauer

Volume 8 in the series Materiale Textkulturen

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110371758

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This volume reconsiders literacy and communication in pre-modern societies, focusing especially on how material form affects the way textual artefacts are understood and interpreted. By bringing together scholars from diverse disciplines such as archaeology, medieval studies, and Islamic studies, this volume provides the specialist and non-specialist with insights on how humans express themselves through writing and material culture.

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Susanne Enderwitz and Rebecca Sauer, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	1
Introduction: Communication and Materiality – Communicative Strategies of Ruling Elites from 3000 BCE through 1500 CE Open Access Download PDF	3
Bibliography Open Access Download PDF	6
Spreading the Royal Word: The (Im)Materiality of Communication in Early Mesopotamia Christina Tsouparopoulou Open Access Download PDF	7
Linear B Administration: The Communicative Aspects of Written Media and the Organisation of the Mycenaean Bureaucracy Angeliki Karagianni Open Access Download PDF	25
Materiality and Reality of the Communication of Divine Will in the Sargonid Period Lisa Wilhelmi Open Access Download PDF	61
utā pavastāyā utā carmā grftam āha–Written on Clay and Parchment: Old Persian Writing and Allography in Iranian Douglas Fear Open Access Download PDF	73
Charters, Pitchforks, and Green Seals Written Documents between Text and Materiality in Late Medieval Revolts Christoph Mauntel Open Access Download PDF	93
The Textile Performance of the Written Word: Islamic Robes of Honour (khilaʿ) Rebecca Sauer Open Access Download PDF	113
Postscript Rebecca Sauer Open Access Download PDF	129
Notes on Contributors Open Access Download PDF	133

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: All those interested in history, archaeology, ancient and islamic studies.
Pages
- Front matter: 4
- Main content: 133
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 5
- Coloured Illustrations: 18
Keywords: Material culture; materiality; literacy; communication

eBook

Published: August 31, 2015
ISBN: 9783110371758

Hardcover

Published: August 28, 2015
ISBN: 9783110371741