Bringing together thirteen talks given at the international conference "Memory and Memories in Early Christianity", held at the Universities of Lausanne and Gen

Social and cultural memory theory examines the ways communities and individuals reconstruct and commemorate their pasts in light of shared experiences and curre

What and how do people remember? Who controls the process of what we call cultural or social memory? What is forgotten and why? People's memories are not the sa

This interdisciplinary volume originates from talks given at the international conference "Memory and Memories in Early Christianity", held at the Universities

Essential reading for scholars and students interested in sociology and biblical studies In this collection scholars of biblical texts and rabbinics engage the