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Farmers for the kingdom of Heaven. Agrarian catechisms in southern Italy in the late enlightenment and the limitations of technical publications

March 21, 2011 | Media and Technology
Catechism, a literary genre of a religious origin, was once employed in the teaching of ‘lay’ subjects, especially of a technical nature. This is a review of this past editorial tradition which illustrates the potentialities and the limitations of agrarian catechisms, with a special focus on their spreading across Southern Italy in the late Enlightenment. This paper reflects on whether a book was the best instrument to hand down procedures and notions to people who supposedly were illiterate or unschooled.

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  • Francesco Paola de Ceglia
    Author
    University of Bari ‘Aldo Moro’
  • Citation

    ISSN : 1824-2049
    Publication Name: Journal of Science Communication
    Volume: 10
    Number: 1
    Resource Type: Reference Materials
    Discipline: Ecology, forestry, and agriculture | History/policy/law | Technology
    Audience: General Public | Scientists
    Environment Type: Media and Technology | Comics, Books, and Newspapers

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