MAURICE HALBWACHS ON COLLECTIVE MEMORY Edited, Translated, and with an Introduction by LEWIS A. COSER THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESS Chicago and London‘The Univesity of Chicago Pres, Chicago 60637 “The Univecsiny of Chicago Press Lid, London (© 1992 by The Univesity of Chicago Allrighs teserved. Published 1992 Printed in the United States of America 10.09 08 07 05 678 ISBN: 0.226-11594-1 (cloth) ISBN: 0.226-11596-8 (paper) ‘Tranlated foom Let cadres sociaus dele moire, pub lished by Presses Univestaizes de Fance, Pars, 1952; and fom La topographve légendane des euanges en terre sairte:Eoude de mémosre colecave, published by Pesies ‘Universitaires de France, Paris, 42, Libsary of Congsess Cataloging in Publiation Daca Halbwachs, Mavace, 1877-1945, On collective memory / Maurice Halbwachs edited, eanslaed, and with an inteedcton by Lews A. Cosee p.m (The Heritage of sociology) translated fom Les cadres sociaux de la mémcice and from La topographic legendaire des évangilesentece shite Includes index. ISBN 0-226-11594¢1 (cloth) ISBN 0-226-11596-8 (pbk) 1. Memory— Social aspects. 2. Knowledge, Sociology of T-Cosey Lewis A. APIS~ «TL Tide Uk Series, BES7SS6SHBS 1992 306.4°2—de20 SLATSSI cP © The paper used inthis publication meets the mime requitemenes of the American National Seandacd for In- formation Seienser—Peimanence of Paper for Printed Libeaty Mateials, ANSI 23948-1992,Contents ‘knowledgments ix Introduction: Maurice Halbwachs 1877-19451 | THE SOCIAL FRAMEWORKS OF MEMORY Preface 37 Dreams and Memory Images 41 Language and Memory 43 The Reconstruction of the Past 46 The Localization of Memories 52 The Collective Memory of the Family $4 Religious Collective Memory 84 Social Classes and Their Traditions 120 8 Conclusion 167 Ht THE LEGENDARY TOPOGRAPHY OF THE GOSPELS IN THE HOLY LAND Conclusions 193 Index 237