The archaeology of time travel : experiencing the past in the 21st century
Bibliographie
- Auteurs : Petersson Bodil (1967) ; Holtorf Cornelius (1968-....) ;
- Editeurs : Oxford Archaeopress Publishing Ltd ;
- Date d'édition : Copyright 2017
- ISBN : 978-1-78491-500-1
- Sujets : Reconstitutions historiques, Archéologie expérimentale
- Comprend : The archaeology of time travel, The archaeology of time travel
- Langue(s) : Anglais
- Description matérielle : 1 vol. (x-316 p.), : Ill. en coul., couv. ill. en coul., 25 cm
- Pays de publication : Royaume-Uni
- Collection (notice d'ensemble) : Archaeopress archaeology
Notes
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Résumé
La 4e de couverture indique : 'This volume explores the relevance of time travel as a characteristic contemporary way to approach the past. If reality is defined as the sum of human experiences and social practices, all reality is partly virtual, and all experienced and practiced time travel is real. In that sense, time travel experiences are not necessarily purely imaginary. Time travel experiences and associated social practices have become ubiquitous and popular, increasingly replacing more knowledge-orientated and critical approaches to the past. Papers discuss the implications and problems associated with the ubiquity and popularity of time travelling and whether time travel is inherently conservative because of its escapist tendencies, or whether it might instead be considered as a fulfilment of the contemporary Experience or Dream Society. Whatever position one may take, time travel is a legitimate and timely object of study and critique because it represents a particularly significant way to bring the past back to life in the present.'