Cultural Memory, Biblical Studies, and Jan Assmann (1938-2024)
by Werner Kelber
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Cultural memory has not been adequately appreciated in Anglo-American biblical scholarship, including Biblical Performance Criticism. The death of Jan Assman on February 19, 2024 offers an opportunity to focus renewed attention to his work on cultural memory and to the usefulness of the concept for the interpretation of biblical texts.
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