The Materiality of Stone : Explorations in Landscape Phenomenology

ISBN-13: 9781859738979 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 244 str.

Christopher Y. Tilley; Wayne Bennett

Opis

This book investigates the sensuous material qualities of stone--from golden honeycombed limestone, to frozen waves of Cambrian sandstone. Tactile sensations, sonorous qualities, color, and visual impressions are all shown to play a previously unrecognized yet vital part in understanding the power of prehistoric monuments, from Neolithic temples to Bronze Age rock carvings, in relation to their landscapes. Tilley breaks new ground in interpreting human experience in a sensuous way, rather than through an abstract analytical gaze. He leaves no stone unturned as he also considers how spaces and settings are interpreted in relation to artifacts and places that were deeply meaningful to the people who inhabited them and remain no less evocative today. In its innovative approach to understanding human experience, The Materiality of Stone is a major contribution to the field of material culture studies and the study of prehistory.

Spis treści

Contents1 From Body to Place to Landscape: A Phenomenological Perspective2 Sprouting Rhizomes and Giant Axes: Experiencing Breton Menhirs3 From Honey to Ochre: Maltese Temples, Stones, Substances and the Structuring of Experience4 Frozen Waves and Anomalous Stones: Rock Carvings and Cairns in a Southern Swedish Landscape5 Conclusions: The Past as Dreamwork

O autorze

Christopher Tilley Professor of Anthropology,University College London