Medieval Concepts of the Past: Ritual, Memory, Historiography

Publications of the German Historical Institute

by Gerd Althoff (Editor), Johannes Fried (Editor), Patrick J. Geary (Editor)

Medieval Concepts of the Past shows how the history of the Middle Ages is being reshaped by leading medieval historians in Germany and the United States in light of cultural and social-scientific investigations into ritual, language, and memory. These two national traditions of medieval scholarship, which have been largely separated over the course of the twentieth century, are drawing closer together through a common interest in issues of social science and linguistic theory as applied to the representation of the past. This book marks a significant step in the reconvergence of these two historiographical traditions.

Genres: History, Medieval History

368 pages, Hardcover

First published January 31, 2002

Reviews

[Thomas Warren · Rating 5 out of 5]

Probably the best collection of essays I have read about medieval history. The authors are like an all star roster of scholars, some of whom were up and coming at the time of this books publication on the day I was born!