Memoricide is the destruction of the memory, extermination of the past of targeted people.[1] It also refers to destruction of the traces (such as religious buildings or schools) that might recall the former presence of those considered undesirable.[2]
Memoricide is used in support of ethnic cleansing.[3] Since memoricide refers to intentional attempts to erase human memory about something, it usually takes the form of destruction of physical property.[4] The term was coined by Croatian doctor Mirko Grmek in a text published in Le Figaro on 19 December 1991.[5]
The dissident[7] historian Ilan Pappe deployed the concept of cultural memoricide as systematic attempt of post-1948 Israel in relation to Palestine.[8]
^(Masalha 2014, p. 148): "In The Ethnic Cleaning of Palestine the concept of cultural memoricide is deployed by historian Ilan Pappe, where he highlights the systematic scholarly, political and military attempt in post-1948 Israel to de-Arabize and “ecologicide” the Palestinian terrain, ...."
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Jones, Adam (13 September 2010). Genocide: A Comprehensive Introduction. Routledge. ISBN978-1-136-93796-5.
Masalha, Nur (20 October 2014). The Zionist Bible: Biblical Precedent, Colonialism and the Erasure of Memory. Routledge. ISBN978-1-317-54465-4.
Rivera-Pagán, Luis N. (30 April 2015). Essays from the Margins. The Lutterworth Press. ISBN978-0-7188-9400-9.
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January 01, 1970
memoricide, destruction, memory, extermination, past, targeted, people, also, refers, destruction, traces, such, religious, buildings, schools, that, might, recall, former, presence, those, considered, undesirable, used, support, ethnic, cleansing, since, memo. Memoricide is the destruction of the memory extermination of the past of targeted people 1 It also refers to destruction of the traces such as religious buildings or schools that might recall the former presence of those considered undesirable 2 Memoricide is used in support of ethnic cleansing 3 Since memoricide refers to intentional attempts to erase human memory about something it usually takes the form of destruction of physical property 4 The term was coined by Croatian doctor Mirko Grmek in a text published in Le Figaro on 19 December 1991 5 Contents 1 Allegations of memoricide 2 See also 3 References 4 SourcesAllegations of memoricide editAccording to some accounts memoricide was employed by Greece toward Macedonians of Slavic origin 6 The dissident 7 historian Ilan Pappe deployed the concept of cultural memoricide as systematic attempt of post 1948 Israel in relation to Palestine 8 Grmek used the term to describe activities of the rebel Serb forces in Croatia during the first year of the Croatian independence war 9 See also edit nbsp Genocide portal Cultural genocide Damnatio memoriae Yimakh shemo Desecration of gravesReferences edit Anic amp Goldstein 2007 p 846 memoricid m gen jd memoricida pol unistavanje sjecanja zatiranje proslosti nekog naroda Jones 2010 p 1 Pavlakovic Paukovic amp Raos 2012 p 235 Surely committing memoricide is a way to contribute to ethnic cleansing Porteous amp Smith 2001 p 9 Semelin amp Hoffman 2007 p 404 MRGI 1994 p 94 Rivera Pagan 2015 p 113 Masalha 2014 p 148 In The Ethnic Cleaning of Palestine the concept of cultural memoricide is deployed by historian Ilan Pappe where he highlights the systematic scholarly political and military attempt in post 1948 Israel to de Arabize and ecologicide the Palestinian terrain Semelin amp Hoffman 2007 p 404 Sources editPavlakovic Vjeran Paukovic Davor Raos Viseslav 1 September 2012 Confronting the Past European Experiences CPI PSRC ISBN 978 953 7022 26 6 Anic Vladimir Goldstein Ivo 2007 Rjecnik stranih rijeci Novi Liber ISBN 978 953 6045 49 5 Porteous Douglas Smith Sandra E 17 October 2001 Domicide The Global Destruction Of Home McGill Queen s Press MQUP ISBN 978 0 7735 2257 2 Jones Adam 13 September 2010 Genocide A Comprehensive Introduction Routledge ISBN 978 1 136 93796 5 Masalha Nur 20 October 2014 The Zionist Bible Biblical Precedent Colonialism and the Erasure of Memory Routledge ISBN 978 1 317 54465 4 Rivera Pagan Luis N 30 April 2015 Essays from the Margins The Lutterworth Press ISBN 978 0 7188 9400 9 Semelin Jacques Hoffman Stanley 2007 Purify and Destroy The Political Uses of Massacre and Genocide Columbia University Press ISBN 978 0 231 14282 3 MRGI 1994 Minority Rights Group International Report The Group ISBN 9781897693407 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Memoricide amp oldid 1192842754, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
