From antiquities to heritage : transformations of cultural memory / Anne Eriksen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Eriksen, Anne, author.

Series:

Time and the World: Interdisciplinary Studies in Cultural Transformations

Time and the World: Interdisciplinary Studies in Cultural Transformations ; Volume 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cultural property--Protection--Philosophy.

Historic preservation--Philosophy.

Antiquities--Collection and preservation--Philosophy.

Cultural property--Protection--Norway.

Historic preservation--Norway.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (187 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Berghahn, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Eighteenth-century gentleman scholars collected antiquities. Nineteenth-century nation states built museums to preserve their historical monuments. In the present world, heritage is a global concern as well as an issue of identity politics. What does it mean when runic stones or medieval churches are transformed from antiquities to monuments to heritage sites? This book argues that the transformations concern more than words alone: They reflect fundamental changes in the way we experience the past, and the way historical objects are assigned meaning and value in the present. This book prese

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter 1 - Heritage and Cultural Memory; Chapter 2 - In Search of Ancient Heroes; Chapter 3 - Antiquarianism and Epistemic Virtue; Chapter 4 - Ruins and Time; Chapter 5 - Mediaeval Monuments; Chapter 6 - Museums to Preserve Our Past; Chapter 7 - Monuments and Memorials; Chapter 8 - Cultural Property, Cultural Heritage; Chapter 9 - Heritage and Presentism; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-80758-872-6

1-78238-299-2

OCLC:

881627659