Practices of Coexistence: Constructions of the Other in Early Modern Perceptions
Marianna D. Birnbaum, "Practices of Coexistence: Constructions of the Other in Early Modern Perceptions"
English | ISBN: 9633861497 | 2017 | 242 pages | PDF | 931 KB
English | ISBN: 9633861497 | 2017 | 242 pages | PDF | 931 KB
The essays in this book provide interesting contributions to the ongoing debate concerning the representation of differing cultures, i.e., the "image of the Other" in the early modern period . They deal with images, projections, and perceptions, based on various experiences of coexistence. Although the individual contributions contain sources and references of iconography, this is not just another volume of art history or visual studies. As examples of practices in diverse historical contexts, the book includes a variety of textual material, such as literary productions, rhetorical exercises, dramatic applications, chronicles, epistles, and diary-like historical accounts that express ethnographic sensitivities. Thus, supported by a thorough research apparatus, these studies propose a new cultural history of the early modern coexistence of various communities, as identified in current research by young scholars.
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