A History of Literacy

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A History of Literacy

• From Oral Tradition Through the Printing Press
  and Its Consequences.

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Oral Formulaic Theory

• Oral Formulaic Theory and Formulae
• Oral Tradition, In Medias Res, and Cultural
  Memory
• The Drama of Oral Poetry
• Drama as Cultural Interaction
• Orality and Thought Formation

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The Introduction of Literacy

• Literacy as a New Though Form
• Literacy as a Progressive Catalyst
• Literacy in The Manuscript

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• The Manuscript and Oral Theory and Cultural
  Memory
• The Manuscript and Drama, different readings

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From Writing to Printing

• The Invention of the Printing Press and its
  ties to another World
• What is a Printing Press?

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• How Thought Formation Changes With Technology
• How Technology Interacts with Culture, Politics,
  and Religion

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Politics and Religion of the Printing
Press -Information Networks of the Church -3
levels of hierarchy
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The Selling of Indulgences by the Church
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Types of Grants
I . A partial indulgence is granted to the
Christian faithful who, while performing their
duties and enduring the difficulties of life,
raise their minds in humble trust to God and
make, at least mentally, some pious invocation.
II. A partial indulgence is granted to the
Christian faithful who, prompted by a spirit of
faith, devote themselves or their goods in
compassionate service to their brothers and
sisters in need. III. A partial indulgence is
granted to the Christian faithful who, in a
spirit of penitence, voluntarily abstain from
something which is licit for and pleasing to
them.
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Renaissance Humanism -Rediscovering classical
texts -Writing new ideas in the
vernacular -Increasingly secular world view
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• http//www.youtube.com/watch?vY13cES7MMd8
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