Future thinking in Roman culture new approaches to history, memory, and cognition / edited by Maggie L. Popkin and Diana Y. Ng.
| Other author | Popkin, Maggie L., 1981- |
| Other author | Ng, Diana Y. (Diana Yi-Man) |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2022. |
| Description | 1 online resource |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Taylor & Francis eBooks |
| Subjects |
| Series | Routledge monographs in classical studies |
| Contents | List of figures -- List of tables -- List of contributors -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: new approaches to future thinking in the Roman world / Maggie L. Popkin and Diana Y. Ng -- The future of the past: Fabius Pictor (and Dionysios of Halikarnassos) on the pompa circensis and prospective cultural memory / Jacob A. Latham -- Remembering the future in Tacitus' Annals: Germanicus' death and contests of commemoration / Aaron Seider -- Ad futuram memoriam: the Augustan Ludi Saeculares / Eric Orlin -- Staging memories in the home: intention and devotion in Pompeii and Herculaneum / Molly Swetnam-Burland -- Synagogue inscriptions and the politics of prospective memory / Karen B. Stern -- The Vicarello milestone beakers and future-oriented mental time travel in the Roman Empire / Maggie L. Popkin -- Ancestors, martyrs, and fourth-century gold glass: a case of metaintentions / Susan Ludi Blevins -- Prospection in the wild: embodiment, enactivity, and commemoration / Diana Y. Ng -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| Abstract | "Future Thinking in Roman Culture is the first volume dedicated to the exploration of prospective memory and future thinking in the Roman world, integrating cutting edge research in cognitive sciences and theory with approaches to historiography, epigraphy, and material culture. This volume opens a new avenue of investigation for Roman memory studies in presenting multiple case studies of memory and commemoration as future-thinking phenomena. It breaks new ground by bringing classical studies into direct dialogue with recent research on cognitive processes of future thinking. The thematically linked but methodologically diverse contributions, all by leading scholars who have published significant work in memory studies of antiquity, both cultural and cognitive, make the volume well-suited for classical studies scholars and students seeking to explore cognitive science and philosophy of mind in ancient contexts, with special appeal to those sharing the growing interest in investigating Roman conceptions of futurity and time. The chapters all deliberately coalesce around the central theme of prospection and future thinking and their impact on our understanding of Roman ritual and religion, politics, and individual motivation and intention. This volume will be an invaluable resource to undergraduate and postgraduate students of classics, art history, archaeology, history, and religious studies, as well as scholars and students of memory studies, historical and cultural cognitive studies, psychology, and philosophy"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Source of description | Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Future thinking in Roman culture New York : Routledge, 2022 9780367687809 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2021033493 |
| ISBN | 9781000515558 (epub) |
| ISBN | 9781003139027 (ebook) |
| ISBN | (hardback) |
| ISBN | (paperback) |
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