On Collective Memory

Maurice Halbwachs

How do we use our mental images of the present to reconstruct our past? Maurice Halbwachs (1877-1945) addressed this question for the first time in his work on collective memory, which established him as a major figure in the history of sociology....

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Opening Credits

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Introduction: Maurice Halbwachs 1877-1945

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Introduction (continued)

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I. The Social Frameworks of Memory

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Preface

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Chapter 1. Dreams and Memory Images

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Chapter 2. Language and Memory

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Chapter 3. The Reconstruction of the Past

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Chapter 4. The Localization of Memories

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Chapter 5. The Collective Memory of the Family

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Chapter 5 (continued)

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Chapter 6. Religious Collective Memory

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Chapter 6 (continued)

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Chapter 7. Social Classes and Their Traditions

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Chapter 7 (continued)

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Chapter 8. Conclusion

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Chapter 8. (continued)

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II. The Legendary Topography of the Gospels in the Holy Land

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Conclusions

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Conclusions (continued)

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Closing Notes

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