{"product_id":"forms-of-individuality-and-literacy-in-the-medieval-and-early-modern-periods-9782503552200","title":"Forms of Individuality and Literacy in the Medieval and Early Modern Periods","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Franz-Josef Arlinghaus\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Brepols Publishers\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Brepols Publishers\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Europe - Medieval\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Individuality' is one of the central categories of modern society. Can the roots of modern individuality be found in pre-modern times? Or is our way of thinking about ourselves a very recent phenomenon? This book takes a theoretical approach to the problem, derived from Niklas Luhmann's system theory, in which different forms of individuality are linked to different structures of society in modern and pre-modern times. The papers in this volume approach this problem by discussing a broad variety of medieval and early modern sources, including charters and seals, letters, and naming-practices in a late medieval town. Self-representation is also considered, in 'housebooks' and drawings. Textual studies include autobiography in German Humanism, and concepts of individuality and gender in late medieval literary texts.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brepols Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47890461884567,"sku":"9782503552200","price":13373.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9782503552200.webp?v=1781180106","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/forms-of-individuality-and-literacy-in-the-medieval-and-early-modern-periods-9782503552200","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}