Biblische Klagelieder

The poetic texts constituting the biblical corpus of the Book of Lamentations dramatically portray the destruction of Jerusalem around 587/86 BCE, putting an abundance of emotions into words. From the perspective of cultural memory, this study traces the emotional processes that played a significant role in the emergence and transmission of the Book of Lamentations in time and space, from its Mesopotamian predecessors to its rabbinical reception.