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The sociology of sacred texts

195 pages ; 24 cm Selection of papers presented at a conference at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, July 1-4, 1991 Includes bibliographical references and index Introduction / Jon Davies and Isabel Wollaston -- Introduction to part 1: memorials / Jon Davies and Isabel Wollaston -- Lapidary texts: a liturgy fit for heroes? / Jon Davies -- Memory and monument: Holocaust testimony as sacred text / Isabel Wollaston -- Creating a new inscription for the memorial at Auschwitz-Birkenau: a short chapter in the mythologization of the Holocaust / Jonathan Webber -- Introduction to part 2: prayer /…