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- Author
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Schnapp, Alain
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SOCIOLOGY of memory , *PAST, The , *VANDALISM , *MUTILATION & defacement , *TERRACOTTA army (Xi'an Shi, China) ,EGYPTIAN civilization - Abstract
The article discusses two opposing theories – that of remembering the past, on the one hand, and that of forgetting the past, on the other. The Egyptian and Mesopotamian conceptions of time, history and memory are discussed at the beginning of the article. The author also discusses several examples of civilizations throughout history who have deliberately or unintentionally destroyed or vandalized monuments of the past. The case of Chinese emperor Qin Shi Huangdi, who deliberately burned ancient books, is briefly mentioned.
- Published
- 2012