Memories Lost in the Middle Ages. Collective Forgetting as an Alternative Procedure of Social CohesionMemories Lost in the Middle Ages. Collective Forgetting as an Alternative Procedure of Social Cohesion

Memories Lost in the Middle Ages. Collective Forgetting as an Alternative Procedure of Social Cohesion L'oubli collectif au Moyen Âge. Un autre processus constitutif de la cohésion sociale Noëlle-Laetitia Perret, Hans-Joachim Schmidt (eds) Pages: 362 p. Size:178 x 254 mm Illustrations:32 b/w, 2 tables b/w. Language(s):English, French Publication Year:2023 Buy print version ? 145,00 EXCL. VAT RETAIL PRICE ISBN: 978-2-503-59693-8 Hardback Available SUBJECT(S) Social history (c. 500-1500) Historical Sociology & Anthropology Communities, social groups and social relations Customs, traditions & identities Political & institutional history (c. 500-1500) Cultural & intellectual history (c. 500-1500) BIO Noëlle-Laetitia Perret is Assistant Professor in Medieval History at the University of Geneva (Switzerland) and Associate Researcher at the École Pratique des Hautes Études - Université Paris Sciences et Lettres.? Hans-Joachim Schmidt is Professor Emeritus of Medieval History at the University of Fribourg (Switzerland). SUMMARY The aim of this book is to examine the social, political and cultural consequences of 'collective forgetting' in the Middle Ages. Since the seminal work of Maurice Halbwachs, historical research has focused on 'collective memory' as the basis of social cohesion. Jan Assmann has introduced the slightly different concept of 'cultural memory', which he sees as a constitutive condition of political organisations and their stabilisation. Drawing on this Assmannian concept, this book examines this other process of 'collective forgetting'. Cet ouvrage ambitionne d'examiner les conséquences sociales, politiques et culturelles de « l'oubli collectif » au Moyen Âge. Depuis les études fondatrices de Maurice Halbwachs, la recherche historique s'est intéressée à la « mémoire collective » en tant que fondement de la cohésion sociale. Jan Assmann a introduit le concept légèrement différent de « mémoire culturelle », condition constitutive selon lui des organisations politiques et de leur stabilisation. Tout en s'appuyant sur ce concept assmannien, cet ouvrage propose d'étudier cet autre processus que constitue « l'oubli collectif ». TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction. Memories Lost in the Middle Ages. Collective Oblivion as an Alternative Process to Ensure Social Cohesion Hans-Joachim Schmidt Language : French and english text