Title: From memory to written record
First published: 1987
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.
Subjects: History, Sources, Writing, Great britain, history, medieval period, 1066-1485, Politics and government, Public administration, Oral communication, Languages, Public records, Written communication, Scriptoria, Literacy, Culture diffusion, England, Illiteracy, Civilization, Congresses, Memory disorders, Physiology, Memory, English language, history, English poetry, history and criticism, middle english, 1100-1500, Alphabétisation, Diffusion culturelle, Civilisation, Politique et gouvernement, Administration publique (Science), Histoire, Communication écrite, Communication orale, Archives publiques, Scriptoriums, Language and languages, Geschichtsschreibung, Written communication--history, Written communication--england--history, Public administration--history, Public administration--england--history, Oral communication--history, Oral communication--england--history, Public records--history, Public records--england--history, Literacy--history, Literacy--england--history, Scriptoria--england, Da176 .c54 1993, 942.02, Europe, Great britain, politics and government, 1066-1485, Great britain, politics and government, sources, Great britain, languages, Historia, Läs- och skrivkunnighet, Muntliga källor, Historiska källorr, Allmänna handlingar, Förvaltning, Politiska förhållanden
Places: Europe, Great Britain, England
Time periods: Medieval period, 1066-1485, 1066-1485, To 1500, 1066-1687
LC classification: Z40