Historiography and Inscription in Ancient Greece - How were Inscriptions Narrated? -
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When man sees writing or perceives the existence of writing, man wants to know its meaning. The original meaning of writing is the primary context. Wanting to know the meaning of writing is an instinct of man. When man cannot understand the primary context, they are anxious, feel bane and want to annihilate it to escape from the anxiety. But if they cannot annihilate it, they will restore the lacking primary context by any means to relieve the anxiety, so that a story can be forged. This story is a secondary context. Even when man knows the primary context, man can narrate it as he likes to change the primary context, so that another story can be invented. This story is another secondary context. The secondary contexts are often used as tools for persuading people. In ancient Greek societies, inscriptions were surely read as documents, seen as marks, publication of honours, and symbols of agreements, and also, possibly more, narrated as tools for persuasion. Therefore I believe that how inscriptions were narrated is one significant aspect of an epigraphic culture.
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When man sees writing or perceives the existence of writing, man wants to know its meaning. The original meaning of writing is the primary context. Wanting to know the meaning of writing is an instinct of man. When man cannot understand the primary context, they are anxious, feel bane and want to annihilate it to escape from the anxiety. But if they cannot annihilate it, they will restore the lacking primary context by any means to relieve the anxiety, so that a story can be forged. This story is a secondary context. Even when man knows the primary context, man can narrate it as he likes to change the primary context, so that another story can be invented. This story is another secondary context. The secondary contexts are often used as tools for persuading people. In ancient Greek societies, inscriptions were surely read as documents, seen as marks, publication of honours, and symbols of agreements, and also, possibly more, narrated as tools for persuasion. Therefore I believe that how inscriptions were narrated is one significant aspect of an epigraphic culture.
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