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Cognitive ecologies and the history of remembering : [Book] : religion, education and memory in early modern England / by Evelyn B. Tribble and Nicholas Keene.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Palgrave Macmillan memory studiesPublication details: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.Description: x, 183 pages. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780230276888 (hardback)
  • 0230276881 (hardback)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 306.42094209031 22
LOC classification:
  • BL65.M43 T75 2011
Other classification:
  • 306.42094209031
Contents:
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.
Summary: "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"-- Provided by publisher.
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Books Books Junaid Zaidi Library, COMSATS University Islamabad 306.42094209031 TRI-C (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 53528
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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"-- Provided by publisher.

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