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Size Matters: Understanding Monumentality Across Ancient Civilizations
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Abstract When talking about monuments, size undeniably matters - or does it? But how else can we measure monumentality? Bringing together researchers from various fields such as archaeology, museology, history, sociology, Mesoamerican studies, and art history, this book discusses terminological and methodolo... mehr
When talking about monuments, size undeniably matters - or does it? But how else can we measure monumentality? Bringing together researchers from various fields such as archaeology, museology, history, sociology, Mesoamerican studies, and art history, this book discusses terminological and methodological approaches in both theoretical contributions and various case studies. While focusing on architectural aspects, this volume also discusses the social meaning of monuments, the role of forced and free labour, as well as textual monumentality. The result is a modern interdisciplinary take on an important concept which is notoriously difficult to define.... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
Architektur; Identität; Denkmal; Kulturgeschichte; Wahrnehmung; Rezeption
Klassifikation
Kultursoziologie, Kunstsoziologie, Literatursoziologie
sonstige Geisteswissenschaften
Freie Schlagwörter
Monumentality; Energetics; Labour; Ancient History; History
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2019
Verlag
transcript Verlag
Erscheinungsort
Bielefeld
Seitenangabe
350 S.
Schriftenreihe
Histoire, 146
DOI
https://doi.org/10.14361/9783839445389
ISBN
978-3-8394-4538-9
Status
Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet
Lizenz
Creative Commons - Namensnennung, Nicht kommerz., Keine Bearbeitung 4.0