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The Spirit of Mourning: History, Memory and the Body

By Paul Connerton

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2011
ISBN
1107648831, 9781107648838
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
96 MB (100945670 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
190\97
Time added
2021-07-23 20:09:44

Description

How is the memory of traumatic events, such as genocide and torture, inscribed within human bodies? In this book, Paul Connerton discusses social and cultural memory by looking at the role of mourning in the production of histories and the reticence of silence across many different cultures. In particular he looks at how memory is conveyed in gesture, bodily posture, speech and the senses – and how bodily memory, in turn, becomes manifested in cultural objects such as tattoos, letters, buildings and public spaces. It is argued that memory is more cultural and collective than it is individual. This book will appeal to researchers and students in anthropology, linguistic anthropology, sociology, social psychology and philosophy.

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