Archaeologies of remembrance: death and memory in past societies
Éditeur :
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
ISBN :
9781461348450
Date de publication :
20 sept. 2012
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.