THE ROLE OF MEMORY IN THE TRANSMISSION OF CULTURE

Authors
ROWLANDS M
Citation
M. Rowlands, THE ROLE OF MEMORY IN THE TRANSMISSION OF CULTURE, World archaeology, 25(2), 1993, pp. 141-151
Citations number
31
Categorie Soggetti
Archaeology,Archaeology
Journal title
World archaeology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00438243
Volume
25
Issue
2
Year of publication
1993
Pages
141 - 151
Database
ISI
SICI code
0043-8243(1993)25:2<141:TROMIT>2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
Following earlier discussions of the roles played by memory in oral an d literate societies, this paper distinguishes between inscribed and i ncorporated practices in the process of cultural transmission. Instead of adopting the distinction between literate and non-literate societi es, it shows how different modes of cultural transmission can be assoc iated with different kinds of political strategy and with different fo rms of religious life.