Communication and Materiality
Subtitle: Written and Unwritten Communication in Pre-Modern Societies
Publisher: de Gruyter GmbH, Walter
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 137
ISBN-13: 9783110371741
Subjects: Literacy; Material culture
Description: "This volume reconsiders literacy and communication in pre-modern societies, focusing especially on how material form affects the way textual artefacts are understood and interpreted. By bringing together scholars from diverse disciplines such as archaeology, medieval studies, and Islamic studies, this volume provides the specialist and non-specialist with insights on how humans express themselves through writing and material culture"--