Corinth Publication: Tzortzopoulou-Gregory, International Journal of Historical 14:2... 2010 | Collection: | | Corinth | | Name: | | Tzortzopoulou-Gregory, International Journal of Historical 14:2... 2010 | | Title: | | Remembering and Forgetting: The Relationship Between Memory and the Abandonment of Graves in Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century Greek Cemeteries | | Author: | | Tzortzopoulou-Gregory, Lita | | Series Title: | | International Journal of Historical Archaeology | | Volume: | | 14:2 | | Month: | | June | | Date: | | 2010 | | Abstract: | | This paper examines the concept of commemoration as an expression of social memory and its relationship to time and space as manifested through the mortuary evidence from Modern Greek cemeteries. Of particular interest is the act of commemoration itself: who remembers whom and the length of time that this type of memory endures. Based on evidence collected from a number of different cemeteries in northern Kythera and the eastern Corinthia, I argue that memory at the nuclear family level determines the length of time a grave is remembered as a physical location. Once this memory ceases to exist, the grave gradually enters a process of neglect, which ultimately leads to its abandonment. Some abandoned graves are recycled for use by other families who, in the absence of any recollection or memory of the grave, remove and destroy the old monuments (if they exist) and the remains of the previous occupants. Particular burial spaces are, thus, reclaimed by new groups. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of International Journal of Historical Archaeology is the property of Springer Science & Business Media B.V. and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.) | | Page: | | 285-301 |
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