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Although Antiquity itself has been intensively researched, together
with its reception, to date this has largely happened in a
compartmentalized fashion. This series presents for the first time
an interdisciplinary contextualization of the productive
acquisitions and transformations of the arts and sciences of
Antiquity in the slow process of the European societies
constructing a scientific system and their own cultural identity, a
process which started in the Middle Ages and has continued up to
the Modern Age. The series is a product of work in the
Collaborative Research Centre "Transformations of Antiquity" and
the "August Boeckh Centre of Antiquity" at the Humboldt University
of Berlin. Their individual projects examine transformational
processes on three levels in particular - the constitutive function
of Antiquity in the formation of the European knowledge society,
the role of Antiquity in the genesis of modern cultural identities
and self-constructions, and the forms of reception in art,
literature, translation and media.
Past Landscapes presents theoretical and practical attempts of
scholars and scientists, who were and are active within the Kiel
Graduate School "Human Development in Landscapes" (GSHDL), in order
to disentangle a wide scope of research efforts on past landscapes.
Landscapes are understood as products of human-environmental
interaction. At the same time, they are arenas, in which societal
and cultural activities as well as receptions of environments and
human developments take place. Thus, environmental processes are
interwoven into human constraints and advances. This book presents
theories, concepts, approaches and case studies dealing with human
development in landscapes. On the one hand, it becomes evident that
only an interdisciplinary approach can cover the manifold aspects
of the topic. On the other hand, this also implies that the very
different approaches cannot be reduced to a simplistic uniform
definition of landscape. This shortcoming proves nevertheless to be
an important strength. The umbrella term 'landscape' proves to be
highly stimulating for a large variety of different approaches. The
first part of our book deals with a number of theories and
concepts, the second part is concerned with approaches to
landscapes, whereas the third part introduces case studies for
human development in landscapes. As intended by the GSHDL, the
reader might follow our approach to delve into the multi-faceted
theories, concepts and practices on past landscapes: from events,
processes and structures in environmental and produced spaces to
theories, concepts and practices concerning past societies.
Past Landscapes presents theoretical and practical attempts of
scholars and scientists, who were and are active within the Kiel
Graduate School "Human Development in Landscapes" (GSHDL), in order
to disentangle a wide scope of research efforts on past landscapes.
Landscapes are understood as products of human-environmental
interaction. At the same time, they are arenas, in which societal
and cultural activities as well as receptions of environments and
human developments take place. Thus, environmental processes are
interwoven into human constraints and advances. This book presents
theories, concepts, approaches and case studies dealing with human
development in landscapes. On the one hand, it becomes evident that
only an interdisciplinary approach can cover the manifold aspects
of the topic. On the other hand, this also implies that the very
different approaches cannot be reduced to a simplistic uniform
definition of landscape. This shortcoming proves nevertheless to be
an important strength. The umbrella term 'landscape' proves to be
highly stimulating for a large variety of different approaches. The
first part of our book deals with a number of theories and
concepts, the second part is concerned with approaches to
landscapes, whereas the third part introduces case studies for
human development in landscapes. As intended by the GSHDL, the
reader might follow our approach to delve into the multi-faceted
theories, concepts and practices on past landscapes: from events,
processes and structures in environmental and produced spaces to
theories, concepts and practices concerning past societies.
This book examines the mutual influence of architecture and human
action during a key period of history: the Hellenistic age. During
this era, the profound transformations in the Mediterranean's
archaeological and historical record are detectable, pointing to a
conscious intertwining of the physical (landscape, architecture,
bodies) and social (practice) components of built space. Compiling
the outcomes of a conference held in Kiel in 2018, the volume
assembles contributions focusing on Hellenistic architecture as an
action context, perceived in movement through built space.
Sanctuaries, as a particularly coherent kind of built space
featuring well-defined sets of architecture combined with ritual
action, were chosen as the general frame for the analyses. The
reciprocity between this sacred architecture and (religious) human
action is traced through several layers starting from three
specific case studies (Messene, Samothrace, Pella), extending to
architectural modules, and finally encompassing overarching
principles of design and use. As two additional case studies on
caves and agorai show, the far-reaching entanglement of
architecture and human action was neither restricted to highly
architecturalised nor sacred spaces, but is characteristic of
Hellenistic built space in general.
This book examines the mutual influence of architecture and human
action during a key period of history: the Hellenistic age. During
this era, the profound transformations in the Mediterranean’s
archaeological and historical record are detectable, pointing to a
conscious intertwining of the physical (landscape, architecture,
bodies) and social (practice) components of built space. Compiling
the outcomes of a conference held in Kiel in 2018, the volume
assembles contributions focusing on Hellenistic architecture as an
action context, perceived in movement through built space.
Sanctuaries, as a particularly coherent kind of built space
featuring well-defined sets of architecture combined with ritual
action, were chosen as the general frame for the analyses. The
reciprocity between this sacred architecture and (religious) human
action is traced through several layers starting from three
specific case studies (Messene, Samothrace, Pella), extending to
architectural modules, and finally encompassing overarching
principles of design and use. As two additional case studies on
caves and agorai show, the far-reaching entanglement of
architecture and human action was neither restricted to highly
architecturalised nor sacred spaces, but is characteristic of
Hellenistic built space in general.
Places of Memory takes a new look at spatialised practices of
remembrance and its role in reshaping societies from prehistory to
today, gathering researchers representing diverse but complementary
fields of expertise. This diachronic outlook provides important
insights into the great variety of human and social reactions
examining memory, encompassing aspects of remembering, the loss of
memory, reclaiming memories, and remembering things that may not
have happened. The contributions to this volume expand upon Pierre
Nora’s concept of lieux des memoire (places of memory) and the
notion that memory is not just stored in these places but activated
through human engagement. The volume presents a reflection on the
creation of memories through the organisation and use of landscapes
and spaces that explicitly considers the multiplicity of meanings
of the past. Thus, social identities were created, reaffirmed,
strengthened, and transformed through the founding, change, and
reorganization of places and spaces of memory in the cultural
landscape.
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