A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal
Cultural History, the Possible, and the Principle of Plenitude
Authors: Salmi H
Publisher: WILEY-BLACKWELL
Publication year: 2011
Journal: History and Theory
Journal name in source: HISTORY AND THEORY
Journal acronym: HIST THEORY
Number in series: 2
Volume: 50
Issue: 2
First page : 171
Last page: 187
Number of pages: 17
ISSN: 0018-2656
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2303.2011.00575.x
Abstract
The article argues that the study of past cultures always entails the mapping of past possibilities. The first strand of the essay builds on the metaphor of the black hole and intends to solve one of the central problems faced by cultural historians, namely, how to access the horizon of the people of the past, their experience of their own time, especially when the sources remain silent. The second, more speculative strand builds on the notion of plenitude and is designed to open up avenues for further discussion about the concept of culture in particular.
The article argues that the study of past cultures always entails the mapping of past possibilities. The first strand of the essay builds on the metaphor of the black hole and intends to solve one of the central problems faced by cultural historians, namely, how to access the horizon of the people of the past, their experience of their own time, especially when the sources remain silent. The second, more speculative strand builds on the notion of plenitude and is designed to open up avenues for further discussion about the concept of culture in particular.
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