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“Antiquarianism as Genealogy: Arnaldo Momigliano’s Method,” History & Theory 53(2): 212-233.
- Author(s):
- Rebecca Ruth Gould (see profile)
- Date:
- 2018
- Group(s):
- Ancient Historiography, Historical theory and the philosophy of history, Historiography, History, Textual Scholarship
- Subject(s):
- Historiography--Philosophy, Historiography, Foucault, Michel, 1926-1984, Antiquities--Study and teaching, Collectors and collecting, Europe, History
- Item Type:
- Article
- Tag(s):
- Historians, Historical Critical Method, historical theory, history and social science, Historiographic theory, Michel Foucault, Antiquarianism, Collecting, European history
- Permanent URL:
- http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/M6DC5J
- Abstract:
- This essay uses Arnaldo Momigliano's genealogy of antiquarianism and historiography to propose a new method for engaging the past. The Italian historian Arnaldo Momigliano (1908-1987) traced antiquarianism from its advent in ancient Greece and later growth in Rome to its early modern efflorescence, its usurpation by history, and its transformation into anthropology and sociology in late modernity. Antiquarianism performed for Momigliano the work of excavating past archives while infusing historiographical inquiry with a much-needed dose of contingency. This essay aims to advance our understanding of the mutual imbrications of antiquarian methods with modern conceptions of history, while also suggesting how antiquarianism can generate alternatives to historical inquiry.
- Metadata:
- xml
- Status:
- Published
- Last Updated:
- 5 years ago
- License:
- All Rights Reserved
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