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Author Fazioli, K. Patrick, author.

Title The mirror of the medieval : an anthropology of the Western historical imagination / K. Patrick Fazioli
Published New York : Berghahn Books, 2017
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Description 1 online resource (195 pages)
Series Making sense of history ; volume 29
Making sense of history ; v. 29.
Contents 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
Summary "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
Analysis anthropology
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
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 06, 2020)
Subject Middle Ages -- Historiography.
Historiography -- Alps, Eastern
Anthropology -- Alps, Eastern
Nationalism -- Alps, Eastern
Learning and scholarship -- Alps, Eastern
Collective memory -- Alps, Eastern
HISTORY -- Europe -- Western.
HISTORY -- Medieval.
Anthropology
Collective memory
Historiography
Intellectual life
Learning and scholarship
Middle Ages -- Historiography
Nationalism
Politics and government
SUBJECT Alps, Eastern -- Intellectual life
Alps, Eastern -- Politics and government
Subject Eastern Alps Region
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2017017784
ISBN 9781785335457
1785335456