In Defiance of Discipline
Antiquarianism, Archaeology and History in Late Nineteenth-Century Scotland
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12899323 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Richard Marsden (0000-0002-1019-609X, Hong Kong Metropolitan University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 103-133 |
| Publication date | 2020-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Scottish Historical Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1748-538X • E-ISSN: 1755-1749 |
| Publisher | Edinburgh University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.3366/jshs.2020.0299 |
| OpenAlex | W3097789143 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 33 |
The nineteenth century is often seen as the period in which old-fashioned antiquarianism gave way to modern archaeological science. Whilst that is certainly the case, this article argues that in Scotland that new emphasis on material evidence and prehistory remained part of a broad antiquarian sphere until the early twentieth century. Even towards the end of the 1800s, antiquarianism continued to encompass the study of both material culture and documentary sources. It was also, for a time at least, a major influence on narrative history-writing. Throughout this period, it was primarily in Scotland's antiquarian community, rather than its academic or professional institutions, that collective understandings of the nation's history were advanced. The article thus uses the Scottish case study to question common assumptions about the decline of polymathic antiquarianism and the rise of specialist disciplinarity in the later part of the nineteenth century
Aesthetics · Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Documentary evidence · Early modern period · Literature · Long nineteenth century · Narrative · Period (music · Prehistory · Archaeological Research and Protection · Classics · Historical Studies of British Isles · History · Scottish History and National Identity
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Vice President's Address
Boyamund's Valuation of Ecclesiastical Benefices in the Archdeaconry of Lothian (1274-1275); with an Alphabetical List of the more difficult Place-names in the Accounts for the second year (1275-1276)
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,75 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2023 (2) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |