Making Memories in Ancient Egypt

Erscheinungsjahr 2025
ISBN: 978-1-009-59855-2
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 75 Seiten

Reihe: Elements in Ancient Egypt in Context

Memory is a fascinating way to approach modern and ancient cultures, as it raises questions about what, why, and how individuals and groups remember. Egyptology has had a major impact on the development of memory studies, with Jan Assmann's notion of cultural memory becoming a widespread model within the humanities. Despite this outstanding contribution of Egyptology to memory studies, remarkably few recent works on ancient Egypt deal with memory from a theoretical and methodological point of view. This Element provides a general introduction to memory, followed by a discussion of the role of materiality and performativity in the process of remembering. A case study from Middle Kingdom Abydos illustrates how memory can be embodied in the monumental record of ancient Egypt. The purpose of this Element is to present an up-to-date introduction to memory studies in Egyptology and to invite the reader to rethink how and why memory matters.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Olabarria, Leire

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Making memories in ancient Egypt; 2. Memory and memory studies; 3. The materiality of remembering: monuments, places, and technologies of remembrance; 4. Middle kingdom Abydos as a place of memory; 5. Making memories about ancient Egypt; References.