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

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, th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Enderwitz, Susanne (Author), Sauer, Rebecca (Author)
Corporate Author:	Walter de Gruyter & Co
Format:	Software eBook
Language:	English
Language Notes:	English.
Published:	De Gruyter 2015.
Series:	Materiale Textkulturen ; Bd. 8.
Subjects:	Archaeology. Archéologie. archaeology. HISTORY / Ancient / General. Archaeology Communication, Literacy, Materiality, Material Culture Electronic books. History
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Frontmatter
Contents
Introduction: Communication and Materiality - Communicative Strategies of Ruling Elites from 3000 BCE through 1500 CE
Bibliography
Spreading the Royal Word: The (Im)Materiality of Communication in Early Mesopotamia / Tsouparopoulou, Christina
Linear B Administration: The Communicative Aspects of Written Media and the Organisation of the Mycenaean Bureaucracy / Karagianni, Angeliki
Materiality and Reality of the Communication of Divine Will in the Sargonid Period / Wilhelmi, Lisa
utā pavastāyā utā carmā grftam āha-Written on Clay and Parchment: Old Persian Writing and Allography in Iranian / Fear, Douglas
Charters, Pitchforks, and Green Seals / Mauntel, Christoph
The Textile Performance of the Written Word: Islamic Robes of Honour (khilaʻ) / Sauer, Rebecca
Postscript / Sauer, Rebecca
Notes on Contributors.