The hunter, the stag, and the mother of animals : image, monument, and landscape in ancient North Asia

1. Verfasser: Jacobson-Tepfer, Esther, 1939-
Ort/Verlag/Jahr: Oxford ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2015.
Umfang/Format: xxxiii, 413 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm.
Schlagworte:
iDAI.gazetteer: Asien
Online Zugang: Table of contents only
Inhaltsangabe:
  • The transformation of image, object and belief in prehistoric North Asia
  • The appearance of the animal mother
  • The persistence of liminal beings
  • The mother of animals
  • Intimations of death and transformation
  • The end of naturalism in nomadic art
  • The pivot between life and death
  • Traces of ancient beliefs
  • The archaeology of belief.