Funerary Ritual and Symbolism: An Interdisciplinary Interpretation of Burial Practices in Late Iron Age Finland: 808 (British Archaeological Reports International Series) - Tapa blanda

Shepherd, Deborah J.

 
9781841711133: Funerary Ritual and Symbolism: An Interdisciplinary Interpretation of Burial Practices in Late Iron Age Finland: 808 (British Archaeological Reports International Series)
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ISBN 10: 1841711136 ISBN 13: 9781841711133
Editorial: British Archaeological Reports Oxford Ltd, 1999

Sinopsis

The burial practices of Late Iron Age Finland, ninth to twelfth century AD, are complex and varied, with both cremations and inhumations, mound and flat cemeteries present. Deborah Shepherd explores the archaeological evidence for different funerary types, and provides interpretation of the ritual, symbolism and religious beliefs incorporated. Contact with Europe and Scandinavia and the slow process of the introduction of Christianity are highlighted as important factors in the changing pagan Finnish world. Her study also includes theoretical ideas and discussion of the study of burials in archaeology and the utility of combining ethnohistoric and archaeological data in interpreting the religious practices and beliefs in past societies.

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Deborah J. Shepherd

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Editorial
British Archaeological Reports Oxford Ltd
Año de publicación
1999
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
1841711136
ISBN 13 
9781841711133
Encuadernación
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Número de páginas
166
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Persona responsable
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