Cognitive ecologies and the history of remembering : religion, education and memory in early modern England /

Tribble, Evelyn B.

Cognitive ecologies and the history of remembering : religion, education and memory in early modern England / [Book] : by Evelyn B. Tribble and Nicholas Keene. - New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011. - x, 183 pages. ; 23 cm. - Palgrave Macmillan memory studies . - Palgrave Macmillan memory studies. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 155-172) and index.

Introduction: Cognitive ecologies, distributed cognition, extended mind and memory studies -- Attention, coordination, and memory in Pious practice: prayers and catechisms -- Sacred space: the reconfiguring of cognitive ecologies in the Parish church -- Cognitive ecologies and group identity: print and song -- Models of mind and memory in the cognition of religion: a case study in early Quakerism -- Conclusion: Educational systems and mnemonic priorities.

"This book unites research in philosophy and cognitive science with cultural history to re-examine memory in early modern religious practices. Offering an ecological approach to memory and culture, it argues that models derived from Extended Mind and Distributed Cognition can bridge the gap between individual and social models of memory"--

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Memory--Religious aspects.
Distributed cognition--England.
Cognition and culture--History--England--16th century.
England--16th century.--Religion

BL65.M43 / T75 2011

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