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The spirit of mourning : history, memory and the body /
"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. I...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, UK ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2011.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
| Summary: | "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."--Page i |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xi, 178 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9781139159531 1139159534 9781139160582 1139160583 9781107648838 1107648831 9781139161589 113916158X 9780511984518 0511984510 1283341131 9781283341134 9781139157773 1139157779 1139153021 9781139153027 1107228840 9781107228849 9786613341136 6613341134 1139156012 9781139156011 |