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Author:   Øivind Fuglerud ,  Kjersti Larsen ,  Marina Prusac-Lindhagen
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9780367549565

ISBN 10:   0367549565
Pages:   276
Publication Date:   15 September 2020
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Part I: Forgetting and Remembrance 1. The other side of damnatio memoriae: erasing memory to assert loyalty and identity in the Roman Empire 2. Sámi silence visualized: indigenous loss negotiated in contemporary art 3. ‘An island renowned for its worship’. Environmental change, morality, and forgetfulness in the transforming landscapes of Tonga 4. (Memories of) Monuments in the Czech Landscape: Creation, Destruction, and the Affective Stirrings of People and Things Part II: Cultural Repression and Contestation 5. Creating the memory of an unbroken Davidic dynasty in the Book of Kings in response to political discontinuity 6. The lure of the damned: contemporary, near contemporary, and modern perceptions of the Vikings 7. Christianity and Islam in Ethiopia: religious nationalism and the Muslim ‘other’ 8. Societal dismay and ideological disarray: Political reform and social dynamics in Zanzibar Town Part III: Destruction and Continuity 9. Destructive aesthetics: mutilating portraits in ancient Rome 10. The fetish and its destruction: spiritual control in Africa and Melanesia 11. Landscape of repressed memories: triumphalism and counter-historical narratives in Sri Lanka’s former warzone 12. Negotiating the memory of Palmyra. ISIS image formation at the cost of ancient cultural heritage

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Øivind Fuglerud is a Professor of Social Anthropology at the Museum of Cultural History, University of Oslo, Norway. Kjersti Larsen is a Professor of Social Anthropology at the Museum of Cultural History, University of Oslo, Norway. Marina Prusac-Lindhagen is an Associate Professor of Classical Archaeology and Keeper of Antiquities at the Museum of Cultural History, University of Oslo, Norway.

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