Archaeologies of remembrance: death and memory in past societies
Éditeur :
Springer Science+Business Media
ISBN :
9780306474514
Date de publication :
31 janv. 2003
Dimensions :
23,5 x 15,5 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
How did past communities and individuals remember through social and ritual practices? This book shows how in the past, as today, shared memories are important and defining aspects of social and ritual traditions, and the practical actions of dealing with and disposing of the dead can form a central focus for the definition of social memory.