TY - BOOK ID - 5183598 TI - The topography of remembrance : the dead, tradition and collective memory in Mesopotamia PY - 1995 VL - 68 SN - 01698834 SN - 9004101624 9004378901 9789004101623 PB - Leiden : E.J. Brill, DB - UniCat KW - Assyro-Babylonian religion KW - Death KW - Memorial rites and ceremonies KW - Memory KW - Religion assyro-babylonienne KW - Mort KW - Rites et cérémonies commémoratifs KW - Mémoire KW - Religious aspects KW - Aspect religieux KW - Iraq KW - Irak KW - Religion KW - Assyro-Babylonian religion. KW - Religious aspects. KW - 299.218 KW - 393 <358> KW - -Memorial rites and ceremonies KW - -Memory KW - -Retention (Psychology) KW - Intellect KW - Psychology KW - Thought and thinking KW - Comprehension KW - Executive functions (Neuropsychology) KW - Mnemonics KW - Perseveration (Psychology) KW - Reproduction (Psychology) KW - Anniversary rites and ceremonies KW - Rites and ceremonies KW - Dying KW - End of life KW - Life KW - Terminal care KW - Terminally ill KW - Thanatology KW - Religion, Assyro-Babylonian KW - Religions KW - Godsdiensten van Mesopotamië: Protochaldeeërs; Akkadiërs; Sumeriërs--(oorspronkelijke bewoners) KW - Dood. Dodengebruiken. Dodenritueel. Lijkverbranding. Begrafenis. Crematie. Rouw. Opbaren. Lijkstoet. Sterven. Dodenmaskers--Mesopotamië KW - Philosophy KW - Religion. KW - -Godsdiensten van Mesopotamië: Protochaldeeërs; Akkadiërs; Sumeriërs--(oorspronkelijke bewoners) KW - 393 <358> Dood. Dodengebruiken. Dodenritueel. Lijkverbranding. Begrafenis. Crematie. Rouw. Opbaren. Lijkstoet. Sterven. Dodenmaskers--Mesopotamië KW - 299.218 Godsdiensten van Mesopotamië: Protochaldeeërs; Akkadiërs; Sumeriërs--(oorspronkelijke bewoners) KW - -Religion, Assyro-Babylonian KW - Retention (Psychology) KW - Rites et cérémonies commémoratifs KW - Mémoire KW - Rāfidayn, Bilād KW - Bilād al-Rāfidayn KW - Republic of Iraq KW - Jumhuriyah al Iraqiyah UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:5183598 AB - The Topography of Remembrance deals with different forms of remembrance and collective memory in Mesopotamia, discussing both its public (national) and private (family) aspects. The Introduction offers a history of modern, European memory in comparison with the Mesopotamian mode. The research adds to the recent discussion on collective memory. The Mesopotamians found tools for the construction and passing on of common remembrance in liturgical repetition, in the preservation of buildings and monuments, and in communication channels. To describe these processes the author deals with different texts written between 2300-300 BC, which transport memory from a historical, administrational or religious perspective. According to this study, the need to remember was prompted by the search for identity, a dynamic process in which forgetting played an essential part. The description of this process is also relevant to modern society. It offers an important contribution to the discussion of acculturation and identity. ER -