The 'Temple of Non-Being' at Tsitsernakaberd and remembrance of the Armenian genocide: an interpretation

This paper discusses and analyses the memor­ial complex of Tsitsernakaberd in Yerevan as an architectural and symbolic entity in relation to Armenian national identity in the aftermath of the Armenian genocide of 1915. How does this Soviet-era structure fulfil its role as a genocide memorial today,...

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Main Author: Seppälä, Serafim 1970- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: [publisher not identified] [2016]
In: Approaching religion
Year: 2016, Volume: 6, Issue: 2, Pages: 26-39
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Zizernakaberd (Jerewan) / Armenians / Genocide / History 1915-1923
IxTheo Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
KBK Europe (East)
Further subjects:B Tsitsernakaberd
B Architecture
B Pilgrimage
B Armenian Genocide
B Memorial
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