1. Hidden writing : epitaphs within tombs in Early Italy
- Author
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Lomas, Kathryn
- Subjects
idéologie funéraire ,History ,épigraphie ,Epoque pré-romaine ,inscription ,Antiquité romaine ,AMX ,mort ,ARC005020 ,nécropole ,Classics ,Epoque romaine - Abstract
Studies of literacy in pre-modern societies have most frequently discussed the phenomenon in terms of communication between readers and writers. It is viewed as a ‘technology of the intellect’, the primary function of which is to facilitate communication and the storage and retrieval of information. The classic analysis by Jack Goody interprets literacy as a technology which transforms cognitive processes and relationship with information, and is a fundamental enabling factor in the developme...
- Published
- 2015