From memory to written record, England, 1066-1307
By: M.T. Clanchy. --
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Cambridge
Language: eng
Number of pages: 330
Subjects: Culture diffusion; Illiteracy -- England; Great Britain -- Civilization -- 1066-1485
Description: Hypnosis, confabulation, source amnesia, flashbulb memories, repression - these and numerous additional topics are explored in this timely collection of essays by eminent scholars in a range of disciplines. This is the first book on memory distortion to unite contributions from cognitive psychology, psychopathology, psychiatry, neurobiology, sociology, history, and religious studies.

It brings the most relevant group of perspectives to bear on some key contemporary issues, including the value of eyewitness testimony and the accuracy of recovered memories of sexual abuse.
Notes: Contains bibiliographical references.

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