Rock Art and Sacred Landscapes.
| 1. Verfasser: |
Gillette, Donna L.
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| Weitere Verfasser: |
Breen Murray, William.
Greer, Mavis. Helene Hayward, Michele. |
| Ort/Verlag/Jahr: |
New York, NY :
Springer,
2013.
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| Ausgabe: | 1st ed. |
| Umfang/Format: |
1 online resource (287 pages). |
| Schriftenreihe: |
One world archaeology
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| Schlagworte: | |
| Parallelausgabe: |
Rock Art and Sacred Landscapes (Print version:) |
| Online Zugang: |
Available online |
Inhaltsangabe:
- Intro
- Contributors
- Contents
- Chapter 1: Introduction to Rock Art and Sacred Places
- Introduction
- Religion, Ritual, and Spiritualism
- Spirituality
- Ritual
- Sacred Places
- Summary of Contents
- References
- Chapter 2: Rock Art and Spirituality: Is the Rock Art of 30,000 Years Ago a Window to the Spirituality of the People of the Paleolithic?
- Introduction
- When Does It Begin?
- Evolution
- Shamans and the Unknown
- Summary
- References
- Chapter 3: Silence of Signs-Power of Symbols: Rock Art, Landscape and Social Semiotics
- Introduction
- Rock Art in Southern Scandinavia
- Typology and Comparative Dating
- Extensive Pasture, Rock Carvings and the Politics of Landscape
- Social Semiotics, Landscape and the Science of Signs
- Silent and Powerful
- References
- Chapter 4: The Rock Art of Chinamwali and Its Sacred Landscape
- The White Rock Paintings of South-Central Africa: A Brief Background
- Rock Art and Girls' Initiation Ceremonies
- Understanding Metaphor Representations in Rock Art
- The Use of Spaces Within a Spiritual Landscape
- References
- Chapter 5: Rock Art and the Sacred Landscapes of Mainland Southeast Asia
- Introduction
- Cambodia
- Thailand
- Laos
- Confluences and Coincidences
- References
- Chapter 6: Spirituality and Chinese Rock Art
- Research History of Chinese Rock Art
- Spirituality and Rock Art of the North
- Spirituality and Rock Art of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
- Spirituality and the Pictographs of Southwestern China
- Spirituality and Petroglyphs of Eastern China
- Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 7: Conflict on the Frontier: San Rock Art, Spirituality, and Historical Narrative in the Free State Province, South Africa
- Introduction
- Site BOS 1: Painted History?
- Painted History? San Art and Historical Narrative.
- Sotho, San, Bags, and Ritualistic Contexts
- A Way Forward?
- References
- Chapter 8: Spiritual Places: Canadian Shield Rock Art Within Its Sacred Landscape
- The Relation of Algonquian Cosmology and Sacred Landscape to Rock Art
- Criteria to Consider for Interpreting Algonquian Rock Art Sacredness
- Properties of the Rock Formation
- Visual and Acoustic Phenomena
- Cardinal Orientation of Sites
- Ceremonies and Rituals Performed at Rock Art Sites
- Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 9: Concepts of Spirit in Prehistoric Art According to Clifford Duncan, Ute Spiritual Elder
- Introduction
- Ute History
- Rock Art
- Shavano Valley Rock Art Site
- Three Bears Panel at Shavano Valley
- The Tunnel Cave at Shavano
- Ute "Cosmic Tree" at Shavano
- The Ute Bear Dance
- Spiritual Discussion
- Song Is a Spirit
- Sacred Landscape
- Summary
- References
- Chapter 10: Old Man Owl: Myth and Gambling Medicine in Klamath Basin Rock Art
- Introduction
- Site Description
- Site Setting
- Cultural Background
- Rock Art and Spiritual Connections
- Ethnographic Information
- Acquisition of Supernatural Power
- The Owl as Gambling Medicine
- Discussion
- References
- Chapter 11: Trance and Transformation on the Northern Shores of the Chichimec Sea, Coahuila, Mexico
- Environmental Contrasts
- The Pecos River Style
- Petroglyphs
- Discussion
- References
- Chapter 12: Deer: Sacred and Profane
- Rock Art, Ritual and Sacred Landscapes
- References
- Chapter 13: Religious Organization in the Late Ceramic Caribbean
- Introduction
- The Design Layout, Rock Art, and Sacred Places
- The Design Layout and Chican Ostionoid Ceramics
- The Design Layout and Sculptured Stone Artifacts
- Considerations
- References
- Chapter 14: Communication and Thought in Rock Art: A Discussion of the Spiritual World of Rock Art in Colombia.
- Introduction
- Myths and Gods of the Cundinamarca-Boyaca High Plains Area
- Sacred Sites and Rock Art in the Cundinamarca-Boyaca High Plains Area
- Metaphysical and Religious Construction
- Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 15: Spirituality in Rock Art Yesterday and Today: Reflections from the Northern Plains and Far Western United States
- Introduction
- Exploring the Term Sacred
- The Ethnographic Approach and Ethnographic Analogy
- A View from the Northern Plains
- A View from the Far West (California)
- Conclusions
- References
- Index.
