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Book/Printed Material Communication and materiality : written and unwritten communication in pre-modern societies

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Title

  • Communication and materiality : written and unwritten communication in pre-modern societies

Summary

  • "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"-- Provided by publisher

Names

  • Enderwitz, Susanne, editor.
  • Sauer, Rebecca, editor.

Created / Published

  • Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, [2015]

Headings

  • -  Communication--Middle East--History--To 1500
  • -  Material culture--Middle East
  • -  Writing--Middle East--History--To 1500

Notes

  • -  "Most of the papers collected in this short volume are based on lectures held at the workshop "Communication and Materiality/Kommunikation und Materialität, conducted on October 26, 2012 at Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg in collaboration with the Graduate School (Integriertes Graduiertenkolleg) of the CRC 933 "Material Text Cultures" under the auspices of Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG)" -- Introduction.
  • -  Includes bibliographical references.
  • -  Description based on print version record; resource not viewed.

Medium

  • 1 electronic resource (131 pages )

Call Number/Physical Location

  • P92.M5

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2019667923

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  • pdf

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Chicago citation style:

Enderwitz, Susanne, and Rebecca Sauer, editor. Communication and Materiality: Written and Unwritten Communication in Pre-Modern Societies. [Berlin ; Boston: De Gruyter, 2015] Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/2019667923/.

APA citation style:

Enderwitz, S. & Sauer, R., editor. (2015) Communication and Materiality: Written and Unwritten Communication in Pre-Modern Societies. [Berlin ; Boston: De Gruyter] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2019667923/.

MLA citation style:

Enderwitz, Susanne, and Rebecca Sauer, editor. Communication and Materiality: Written and Unwritten Communication in Pre-Modern Societies. [Berlin ; Boston: De Gruyter, 2015] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2019667923/>.