Cult in context : reconsidering ritual in archaeology /

Gods, deities, symbolism, deposition, cosmology and intentionality are all features of the study of early ritual and cult. Archaeology has great difficulties in providing satisfactory interpretation or recognition of these elusive but important parts of ancient society, and methodologies are often p...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Malone, Caroline (Editor ), Barrowclough, David A. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Oxbow Books, 2007.
Temas:
Archaeology and religion.
Archaeology and religion > Malta.
Ritual > History.
Archéologie et religion.
Archéologie et religion > Malte.
Rituel > Histoire.
RELIGION > Comparative Religion.
RELIGION > Essays.
RELIGION > Reference.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology
Ritual.
Malta.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS; Chapter 1
  • INTRODUCTION; Introduction; References; Acknowledgements; Chapter 2
  • RITUAL AND CULT IN MALTA AND BEYOND: TRADITIONS OF INTERPRETATION; References; Chapter 3
  • MALTESE TEMPLE CULT: THE ANTECEDENTS; References; Chapter 4
  • OF GIANTS AND DECKCHAIRS: UNDERSTANDING THE MALTESE MEGALITHIC TEMPLES; To the medieval eye; Creating boundaries; Setting dates; Recognising a unique phenomenon; 'Older than the Pyramids of Egypt or Stonehenge'; What will be inherited?; References
  • Chapter 5
  • RITUAL, SPACE AND STRUCTURE-THE CONTEXT OF CULT IN MALTA AND GOZOMalta and its temples; Bodies and ritual meaning; References; Acknowledgements; Chapter 6
  • LANDSCAPE AND RITUAL IN LATE NEOLITHIC MALTA; Some characteristics of the Maltese archipelago; Where are monumental buildings placed in the landscape?; Invoking the landscape; Conclusion; References; Chapter 7
  • MAPPING CULT CONTEXT: GIS APPLICATIONS IN MALTESE TEMPLES; Introduction; The Sample and the GIS Process; Results; Conclusions; References; Acknowledgements
  • Chapter 8
  • PUTTING CULT IN CONTEXT: RITUAL, RELIGION AND CULT IN TEMPLE PERIOD MALTAIntroduction; Definitions; The problem: distinguishing between religion and cult ritual; Investigating religion and cult, the case of Neolithic Malta; Monuments as temples, identifying ritual; Cult in the Maltese context; Greenstone axe pendants-cult amulets?; Conclusion; References; Acknowledgements; Chapter 9
  • THE MALTESE DEATH CULT IN CONTEXT; Introduction; The chronological setting; Żebbuġ phase; The Ġgantija phase; The Tarxien phase (c. 3000-2400 BC); The importance of male memory in an enclosed space
  • The symbolism of the life cycleClosure of the ritual cycle; The cosmic cycle; Conclusion: Nested cycles of cult; References; Acknowledgements; Chapter 10
  • FROM CABIRI TO GODDESSES: CULT, RITUAL AND CONTEXT IN THE FORMATIVE YEARS OF MALTESE ARCHAEOLOGY; The significance of context; Discoveries and definitions; Displacement and display; References; Acknowledgements; Chapter 11
  • EPHEBISM IN MALTESE PREHISTORIC ART?; Introduction; The Temple Period of Malta; Anthropomorphic imagery of the Temple Period; Assessing the symbolism of Temple Period anthropomorphic imagery
  • Ephebism: towards a better understanding of prehistoric Maltese artConclusion; References; Acknowledgements; Chapter 12
  • GENDER TENSION IN FIGURINES IN SE EUROPE; References; Acknowledgements; Chapter 13
  • RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE IN THE PREHISTORIC MALTESE UNDERWORLD; Introduction: making sense of caves; Dwelling, ritual and the other world: 5200-4400 BC; The placing of the dead: 4400-3600 BC; The elaboration of underground religion: 3600-2500 BC; Conclusion; References; Chapter 14
  • UNDERGROUND RELIGION REVISITED; Introduction; Original thesis; Critiques; New approaches; Concluding remarks

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