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Strategies of Writing - Studies on Text and Trust in the Middle Ages : Papers from "Trust in Writing in the Middle Ages" (Utrecht 28-29 November 2002) (German, Hardcover)
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Strategies of Writing - Studies on Text and Trust in the Middle Ages : Papers from "Trust in Writing in the Middle Ages" (Utrecht 28-29 November 2002) (German, Hardcover)
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Trust is the basis of all social relations. A society in which
trust - be it in one's fellow men or in political order - is not
assured, will not, in the end, endure. In the Middle Ages - as,
indeed, in any other period in human history - trust presupposes
the concordance between word and deed, for instance, that future
human action may be predicted. In this way trust creates the
security necessary in the life of individuals. Rather than an
emotion, trust is an attitude based on experience. It is not
created spontaneously, but requires a process of observation and
socialization. This implies that the preconditions for trust are
culturally determined and subject to change. Trust is expressed
through communication. The following questions are addressed in the
contributions to this volume: Are some contents more trustworthy
than others? Does writing as a medium engender trust irrespective
of the contents of the written text? Was trust in writing dependent
on trust in an authority? Was it perhaps exclusively dependent on
that authority? Are there suggestions that the written form of the
text was meant to confer trust on its contents? Did rituals take
place (before or during the writing down of the text, or during its
handing over to its recipient) that were meant to enhance the
text's trustworthiness? Can changes be observed in the strategies
of engendering trust? Was trust food for reflection in written
texts? What was considered to constitute a breach of trust?
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