TY - JOUR
T1 - National versus communal memory in Lebanon
AU - Aboultaif, Eduardo Wassim
AU - Tabar, Paul
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - The aim of this article is to distinguish between two levels of collective memory in Lebanon: the national memory, which is a very weak and fragile memory, and the communal memory of sectarian groups. Each community in Lebanon enjoys a memory of its own, which it tries to elevate to the national memory, but at the same time intra-sectarian groups contest their internal memories with others. Hence, we see that communities try to force the state to adopt their respective memories, while internally groups tend to eliminate their competitor’s memory and communal narrative.
AB - The aim of this article is to distinguish between two levels of collective memory in Lebanon: the national memory, which is a very weak and fragile memory, and the communal memory of sectarian groups. Each community in Lebanon enjoys a memory of its own, which it tries to elevate to the national memory, but at the same time intra-sectarian groups contest their internal memories with others. Hence, we see that communities try to force the state to adopt their respective memories, while internally groups tend to eliminate their competitor’s memory and communal narrative.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85064224580&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/13537113.2019.1565183
DO - 10.1080/13537113.2019.1565183
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85064224580
SN - 1353-7113
VL - 25
SP - 97
EP - 114
JO - Nationalism and Ethnic Politics
JF - Nationalism and Ethnic Politics
IS - 1
ER -