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OverviewEighteenth-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 presents a series of cases from Norwegian culture to explore how historical objects and sites have changed in meaning over time. It contributes to the contemporary debates over collective memory and cultural heritage as well to our knowledge about early modern antiquarianism. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Anne EriksenPublisher: Berghahn Books Imprint: Berghahn Books Volume: 1 Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.426kg ISBN: 9781782382980ISBN 10: 1782382984 Pages: 188 Publication Date: 01 May 2014 Audience: College/higher education , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction Research Questions and Perspectives Between Heritage Studies and Antiquarianism The Scope and Content of the Book Chapter 1. Heritage and Cultural Memory Regimes of Historicity The Cult of Monuments Chapter 2. In Search of Ancient Heroes Topographies and the Space of Experience What's in a Name? The Implications of Space Hallingdal and Thrace A Familiar Realm Chapter 3. Antiquarianism and Epistemic Virtue Facts from Stones From Mortar to Grammar Epistemic Virtues Schoning, the Historian Chapter 4. Ruins and Time Rudera: Decay, Vestiges and Remains Ruin Romanticism Sensibility and National Glory Chapter 5. Mediaeval Monuments The Discovery of the Stave Churches Material Evidence - a New Approach J.S. Dahl and the Society for the Preservation of Norwegian Ancient Monuments History and the Nation A Change of Regimes? Chapter 6. Museums to Preserve Our Past Systems, Specimens and Antiquities National Awakening Between Temporality and Topography Conflicts and Invisibilities Museums and History Chapter 7. Monuments and Memorials From Royal Glory to Civic Virtue Standing Stones and Universal Values All of Us - Resistance as a Collective Project Time Witnesses At the Museum Chapter 8. Cultural Property, Cultural Heritage Bring Him Home! From Property to Heritage Unique, but Not Particular Chapter 9. Heritage Today Cultural Heritage in the Age of Digitalisation - Heritage Year 2009 The Heritage of Everyday Life Doing Heritage From Change to Choice - by Way of a Conclusion References IndexReviews- a very important book on the difference between antiquities and heritage and the different sense of time, history, and chronology involved. * Lynn A. Hunt, UCLA The author succeeds in bridging the gap between the history of antiquarianism and the present field of heritage studies... explain[ing]...the transformation of the relations to time from the 18th century up to the present - There is a good balance between the empirical part of the enquiry and its theoretical dimension. * Francois Hartog, EHESS, Paris It is a very sophisticated and well written manuscript on an important topic within the humanities. * Birgitta Svensson, Stockholm University - a very important book on the difference between antiquities and heritage and the different sense of time, history, and chronology involved. * Lynn A. Hunt, UCLA The author succeeds in bridging the gap between the history of antiquarianism and the present field of heritage studies... explain[ing]...the transformation of the relations to time from the 18th century up to the present - There is a good balance between the empirical part of the enquiry and its theoretical dimension. * Francois Hartog, EHESS, Paris It is a very sophisticated and well written manuscript on an important topic within the humanities. * Birgitta Svensson, Stockholm University Author InformationAnne Eriksen is a Professor in Cultural History at the University of Oslo, Norway, and an expert on collective memory and forms of historical knowledge. Among her recent publications are Negotiating Pasts in the Nordic Countries (ed. with. J.V. Sigurdsson, 2009) and Museum. En kulturhistorie (2009). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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