The Archaeology of Ancestors : Death, Memory, and Veneration /

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Ancient peoples used their ancestors' perceived influence to deal with domestic disputes, advertise wealth, validate authority, and much more. Erica Hill and Jon Hageman's volume explores these dimensions of ancestor worship through the study of documentary evidence and material remains, i...

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Other Authors: McAnany, Patricia Ann (Author of introduction, etc.), Hageman, Jon B., 1967- (Editor), Hill, Erica (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Gainesville : University Press of Florida, [2016]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Funeral rites and ceremonies.
Ethnoarchaeology.
Archaeology > Social aspects.
Archaeology.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology
HISTORY > Ancient > General.
ethnoarchaeology.
Funerailles > Rites et ceremonies > Histoire.
Ethnoarcheologie.
Archeologie > Histoire.
Archeologie > Aspect social.
Funeral rites and ceremonies > History.
Archaeology > History.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Ancient peoples used their ancestors' perceived influence to deal with domestic disputes, advertise wealth, validate authority, and much more. Erica Hill and Jon Hageman's volume explores these dimensions of ancestor worship through the study of documentary evidence and material remains, including funerary structures, human remains, art and iconography, structured deposits, and architecture.
Physical Description:1 online resource (320 pages).
ISBN:9780813055756

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