morjem

Morjem is a concept used in speculative anthropology and worldbuilding to describe a practice of communal memory preservation that blends storytelling, material artifacts, and archival documentation.

During morjem ceremonies, groups recount past events, perform ritualized storytelling, and arrange memory aids such as tokens, heirlooms, and records. These practices link individual recollection with collective identity and create durable memory traces across generations.

Origin and usage: The term morjem originated in fictional ethnographies and worldbuilding literature as a label for memory-centered practice; it is not documented as a real-world tradition.

Variants and modern interpretations: In modern or digital settings, morjem can refer to online repositories, ritualized hashtags, or crowd-sourced chronicles that preserve community memory.

Reception and critique: Scholars use morjem to examine how memory is constructed, transmitted, and mobilized; some critics caution that it risks essentializing cultures or conflating ritual with nostalgia. See also collective memory, ritual, and material culture.