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Eight human skulls in a dung heap and more : ritual practice in the Terp Region of the northern Netherlands 600 BC - AD 300 /
The study of ritual practice in the past is an accepted part of archaeological research these days. Yet, its theoretical basis is still not fully mature. This book aims at making a contribution to the study of ritual practice in the past by assembling a theoretical framework, which is tailored to th...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Havertown :
Barkhuis Publishing,
2015.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Table of contents; 1 Introduction; Part 1 The archaeological context; 2 Terp archaeology and the use ofhistorical sources; 3 Occupation history, landscape and subsistence; 4 Social and spiritual life of the inhabitants of the terp region; 5 Remains of rituals in surrounding areas; Part 2 Theory of ritual; 6 Ritual, religion and the mind; 7 Diversity and dynamics of ritual practice; 8 Aspects of the meaning and interpretation of ritual practice; 9 The remains of rituals in the archaeological record; Part 3 Remains of rituals in terps.
- 10 Case study I: Remains of rituals in the terp of Englum11 Case study II: Remains of rituals in the terp of Ezinge; 12 Burials and bones: remains of humans (and of dogs) in the terp region; Part 4 Conclusions; 13 Ritual practice in the terp region; Appendices; A. Catalogue of remains of rituals from Englum; B. Ezinge; C. Catalogue of human remains from the terpregion in the provinces of Friesland and Groningen; References; Samenvatting (Dutch summary); Acknowledgments; Illustrations; About the author.