A Synopsis of the book: Armenia Yesterday and Today:“The ashes of the victims beat in our hearts”. On a Theory of Armenian Memorial Culture

Jürgen Gispert

doi:10.33876/2782-3423/2023-2/253-258

A Synopsis of the book: Armenia Yesterday and Today:“The ashes of the victims beat in our hearts”. On a Theory of Armenian Memorial Culture

Authors

Jürgen Gispert

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33876/2782-3423/2023-2/253-258

Keywords:

Armenia, memorial culture, historical memory, genocide studies

Abstract

The present text as is summary of the book «Armenien gestern und heute – “Die Aschen der Opfer schlagen in unseren Herzen”. Zu einer Theorie der armenischen Memorialkultur (Armenia Yesterday and Today: “The ashes of the victims beat in our hearts”. On a Theory of Armenian Memorial Culture), Leipzig, Eudora-Verlag, 2022. The author describes his theoretical approach and conclusions.