Gods And Cults In Scandinavian Rock Carvings
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Gods And Cults In Scandinavian Rock Carvings
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Author : Anders Askåsen
language : en
Publisher: BoD - Books on Demand
Release Date : 2023-06-08
Gods And Cults In Scandinavian Rock Carvings written by Anders Askåsen and has been published by BoD - Books on Demand this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-06-08 with Social Science categories.
The Bronze Age in Scandinavia is a period of significant societal changes where religious cult activity thrived. The rock carvings scattered throughout the landscape hold incredible cultural value and perhaps the key to unlocking the mystery of the religion of the time. However, the absence of written sources and the complexities of interpretation have left much of the meaning shrouded in enigma. The author, inspired by the local rock carvings in Askim and around western Sweden, aims to unravel their secrets, particularly their religious significance to the Bronze Age peoples. Although the interpretations of rock carvings vary, the author aims to identify religious elements and provide a complementary picture of their connections and parallels to later religious practices. The book explores the development of worldview from the Bronze Age to the Viking Age mythology and examines whether there are traces of cultural and religious exchanges with other parts of the world. By comparing the petroglyphs with symbolism worldwide, the author shows the intimate relationship between spirituality, religion, society, and humans. The book serves as a testament to the afterworld, attempting to shed light on the enigmatic Scandinavian petroglyphs and archaeologists' interpretations of them. Despite extensive studies of the petroglyphs, the mysterious and arcane nature of these ancient carvings often leaves more questions than answers.
Pagan Scandinavia
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Author : Hilda Roderick Ellis Davidson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1967
Pagan Scandinavia written by Hilda Roderick Ellis Davidson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1967 with Mythology, Norse categories.
Traces the history of religious cults and symbols from the earliest archaeological records to the close of the heathen period.
Rock Art And Sacred Landscapes
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Author : Donna L. Gillette
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2013-10-16
Rock Art And Sacred Landscapes written by Donna L. Gillette and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10-16 with Social Science categories.
Social and behavioral scientists study religion or spirituality in various ways and have defined and approached the subject from different perspectives. In cultural anthropology and archaeology the understanding of what constitutes religion involves beliefs, oral traditions, practices and rituals, as well as the related material culture including artifacts, landscapes, structural features and visual representations like rock art. Researchers work to understand religious thoughts and actions that prompted their creation distinct from those created for economic, political, or social purposes. Rock art landscapes convey knowledge about sacred and spiritual ecology from generation to generation. Contributors to this global view detail how rock art can be employed to address issues regarding past dynamic interplays of religions and spiritual elements. Studies from a number of different cultural areas and time periods explore how rock art engages the emotions, materializes thoughts and actions and reflects religious organization as it intersects with sociopolitical cultural systems.
Thinking Through Images
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Author : Christopher Tilley
language : en
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Release Date : 2021-11-30
Thinking Through Images written by Christopher Tilley and has been published by Oxbow Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-11-30 with Social Science categories.
This book provides a general self-reflexive review and critical analysis of Scandinavian rock art from the standpoint of Chris Tilley’s research in this area over the last thirty years. It offers a novel alternative theoretical perspective stressing the significance of visual narrative structure and rhythm, using musical analogies, putting particular emphasis on the embodied perception of images in a landscape context. Part I reviews the major theories and interpretative perspectives put forward to understand the images, in historical perspective, and provides a critique discussing each of the main types of motifs occurring on the rocks. Part II outlines an innovative theoretical and methodological perspective for their study stressing sequence and relationality in bodily movement from rock to rock. Part III is a detailed case study and analysis of a series of rocks from northern Bohuslän in western Sweden. The conclusions reflect on the theoretical and methodological approach being taken in relation to the disciplinary practices involved in rock art research, and its future.
The Magic Of The Image
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Author : Dietrich Evers
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1994
The Magic Of The Image written by Dietrich Evers and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Art, Prehistoric categories.
Handbook Of Rock Art Research
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Author : David S. Whitley
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2001
Handbook Of Rock Art Research written by David S. Whitley and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Art categories.
While there has always been a large public interest in ancient pictures painted or carved on stone, the archaeological study of rock art is in its infancy. But intensive amounts of research has revolutionized this field in the past decade. New methods of dating and analysis help to pinpoint the makers of these beautiful images, new interpretive models help us understand this art in relation to culture. Identification, conservation and management of rock art sites have become major issues in historical preservation worldwide. And the number of archaeologically attested sites has mushroomed. In this handbook, the leading researchers in the rock art area provide cogent, state-of-the-art summaries of the technical, interpretive, and regional advances in rock art research. The book offers a comprehensive, basic reference of current information on key topics over six continents for archaeologists, anthropologists, art historians, and rock art enthusiasts.
Medieval Scandinavia
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Author : Phillip Pulsiano
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 1993
Medieval Scandinavia written by Phillip Pulsiano and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with History categories.
With full-page maps and supplementary photos, this encyclopedia covers every aspect of Scandinavia during the Middle Ages, including rulers and saints, overviews of the countries, religion, education, politics and law, culture and material life, history, literature, and art.
The Nordic Languages
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Author : Oskar Bandle
language : en
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Release Date : 2002
The Nordic Languages written by Oskar Bandle and has been published by Walter de Gruyter this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with History categories.
The handbook is not tied to a particular methodology but keeps in principle to a pronounced methodological pluralism, encompassing all aspects of actual methodology. Moreover it combines diachronic with synchronic-systematic aspects, longitudinal sections with cross-sections (periods such as Old Norse, transition from Old Norse to Early Modern Nordic, Early Modern Nordic 1550-1800 and so on). The description of Nordic language history is built upon a comprehensive collection of linguistic data; it consists of more than 200 articles written by a multitude of authors from Scandinavian and German and English speaking countries. The organization of the book combines a central part on the detailed chronological developments and some chapters of a more general character: chapters on theory and methodology in the beginning and on overlapping spatio-temporal topics in the end.
The Horned Moses In Medieval Art And Thought
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Author : Ruth W. Mellinkoff
language : en
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Release Date : 1997-09-25
The Horned Moses In Medieval Art And Thought written by Ruth W. Mellinkoff and has been published by Wipf and Stock Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997-09-25 with Religion categories.
An interdisciplinary study touching not only upon medieval art, but also upon such disciplines as medieval history, history of the Church, Latin and vernacular literature both religious and secular, medieval drama, mythology, and folklore. Mellinkoff's goal is to provide an iconographical interpretation of horned Moses in as deep a sense as possible.
Hunters Planters
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Author :
language : de
Publisher:
Release Date : 1993
Hunters Planters written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with categories.