Circulation of Hybrid Animal Images Between Mesopotamia and North Africa in the 4th millennium BC.

The recent re-issue of a book by David Wengrow on the “monsters” of Egyptian and Mesopotamian art in the fourth millennium BCE provides the perfect excuse to discuss the role of images in history and in the relationships between human societies. While his theory, based on cognitive studies, consider...

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Autor principal: Maydana, Sebastián
Formato: Artículo revista
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Publicado: Universidad Nacional de Rosario 2022
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Quimeras
Iconografía
Período predinástico
Cognitivismo
Giro Icónico
Chimaeras
Iconography
Predynastic Period
Cognitivism
Iconic Turn
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spelling I15-R225-article-1182023-12-19T16:27:23Z Circulation of Hybrid Animal Images Between Mesopotamia and North Africa in the 4th millennium BC. Circulación de imágenes de animales híbridos entre Mesopotamia y el norte de África en el IV milenio a.C. Maydana, Sebastián Quimeras Iconografía Período predinástico Cognitivismo Giro Icónico Chimaeras Iconography Predynastic Period Cognitivism Iconic Turn The recent re-issue of a book by David Wengrow on the “monsters” of Egyptian and Mesopotamian art in the fourth millennium BCE provides the perfect excuse to discuss the role of images in history and in the relationships between human societies. While his theory, based on cognitive studies, considers the images of fantastic animals merely as mechanisms for translating the surrounding world, other scholars (among whom I include myself) award art and imagination an active role in the creation of said world. In this opportunity, I would like to demonstrate the importance of the latter approach for understanding the ancient history of societies with an iconographic tradition rather than a written one. To do this, I will discuss the cognitivist model for the "transmission" of this type of images, contesting the centrality that it assigns to cities, and instead favouring inter-urban spaces as the true motors of iconic exchange. Thinking images, not as emblems that transmit meanings, but as a graphic tools to influence the landscape and modify the world, allows for a better understanding of the dynamics between different political units in the past through the use of shared iconography. La reciente reedición de un libro de David Wengrow dedicado a los “monstruos” en el arte egipcio y mesopotámico del IV milenio a.C. supone una excusa perfecta para discutir el rol de las imágenes en la historia, en las sociedades humanas y en sus interrelaciones. Mientras que su teoría, cognitivista, considera a las imágenes de animales fantásticos apenas como mecanismos de traducción del mundo circundante, otros académicos (entre los que me incluyo) le otorgan al arte y a la imaginación un papel activo en la creación de dicho mundo. En esta oportunidad me gustaría demostrar la utilidad del segundo abordaje para comprender la historia antigua de sociedades con tradición iconográfica antes que escrita. Para ello, discutiré el modelo cognitivista de “transmisión” de este tipo de imágenes impugnando la centralidad que es asignada a las ciudades, y privilegiando en cambio los espacios inter-urbanos como verdaderos ámbitos para el intercambio icónico. Pensar la imagen no como un emblema transmisor de significados, sino como un instrumento para influir sobre el paisaje y modificar lo existente, permite entender mejor las dinámicas de relacionamiento entre diferentes unidades políticas en el pasado a través de la utilización de iconografías compartidas. Universidad Nacional de Rosario 2022-12-30 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://claroscuro.unr.edu.ar/index.php/revista/article/view/118 10.35305/cl.vi21.118 Claroscuro. Revista del Centro de Estudios sobre Diversidad Cultural; No. 21 (2022): International Relationships in the Ancient Near East: Sociopolitical Dynamics; 1-32 Claroscuro. Revista del Centro de Estudios sobre Diversidad Cultural; Núm. 21 (2022): Relaciones inter-estatales en el Próximo Oriente antiguo: dinámicas sociopolíticas; 1-32 2314-0542 spa https://claroscuro.unr.edu.ar/index.php/revista/article/view/118/115 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
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topic Quimeras
Iconografía
Período predinástico
Cognitivismo
Giro Icónico
Chimaeras
Iconography
Predynastic Period
Cognitivism
Iconic Turn
spellingShingle Quimeras
Iconografía
Período predinástico
Cognitivismo
Giro Icónico
Chimaeras
Iconography
Predynastic Period
Cognitivism
Iconic Turn
Maydana, Sebastián
Circulation of Hybrid Animal Images Between Mesopotamia and North Africa in the 4th millennium BC.
topic_facet Quimeras
Iconografía
Período predinástico
Cognitivismo
Giro Icónico
Chimaeras
Iconography
Predynastic Period
Cognitivism
Iconic Turn
author Maydana, Sebastián
author_facet Maydana, Sebastián
author_sort Maydana, Sebastián
title Circulation of Hybrid Animal Images Between Mesopotamia and North Africa in the 4th millennium BC.
title_short Circulation of Hybrid Animal Images Between Mesopotamia and North Africa in the 4th millennium BC.
title_full Circulation of Hybrid Animal Images Between Mesopotamia and North Africa in the 4th millennium BC.
title_fullStr Circulation of Hybrid Animal Images Between Mesopotamia and North Africa in the 4th millennium BC.
title_full_unstemmed Circulation of Hybrid Animal Images Between Mesopotamia and North Africa in the 4th millennium BC.
title_sort circulation of hybrid animal images between mesopotamia and north africa in the 4th millennium bc.
description The recent re-issue of a book by David Wengrow on the “monsters” of Egyptian and Mesopotamian art in the fourth millennium BCE provides the perfect excuse to discuss the role of images in history and in the relationships between human societies. While his theory, based on cognitive studies, considers the images of fantastic animals merely as mechanisms for translating the surrounding world, other scholars (among whom I include myself) award art and imagination an active role in the creation of said world. In this opportunity, I would like to demonstrate the importance of the latter approach for understanding the ancient history of societies with an iconographic tradition rather than a written one. To do this, I will discuss the cognitivist model for the "transmission" of this type of images, contesting the centrality that it assigns to cities, and instead favouring inter-urban spaces as the true motors of iconic exchange. Thinking images, not as emblems that transmit meanings, but as a graphic tools to influence the landscape and modify the world, allows for a better understanding of the dynamics between different political units in the past through the use of shared iconography.
publisher Universidad Nacional de Rosario
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