Northern Archaeology and Cosmology: A Relational View

ISBN-13: 9781138359017 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 202 str.

Vesa-Pekka Herva; Antti Lahelma

Opis

In its analysis of the archaeologies and histories of the northern fringe of Europe, this book provides a focus on animistic-shamanistic cosmologies and the associated human-environment relations from the Neolithic to modern times.

Spis treści

Chapter 1: Introduction: Northern Exposure; PART I: LAND; Chapter 2: Stone-worlds; Chapter 3: Houses, Land and Soil; Chapter 4: Forests and Hunting; PART II: SEA; Chapter 5: Coastal landscapes and the sea; Chapter 6: Boats and waterways; Chapter 7: River mouths and central places; PART III: SKY; Chapter 8: Birds and cosmology; Chapter 9: The sun, light and fire; Chapter 10: Epilogue