Northern Archaeology and Cosmology : A Relational View
This title is published in Open Access with the support of the University of Helsinki. In its analysis of the archaeologies and histories of the northern fringe of Europe, this book provides a focus on animistic–shamanistic cosmologies and the associated human–environment relations from the Neolithi...
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ftunivhelsihelda:oai:helda.helsinki.fi:10138/311853 2023-10-09T21:48:38+02:00 Northern Archaeology and Cosmology : A Relational View Herva, Vesa-Pekka Lahelma, Antti Northern Europe Pohjois-Eurooppa 2020-02-18T09:39:47Z fulltext application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/10138/311853 https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429433948 eng eng Routledge https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429433948 9780429433948 http://hdl.handle.net/10138/311853 CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 openAccess https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.en arctic region arctic cultures animism shamanism archaeology excavations mythology folk beliefs arktinen alue arktiset kulttuurit animismi šamanismi arkeologia kaivaukset mytologia kansanusko book 2020 ftunivhelsihelda https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429433948 2023-09-13T23:01:10Z This title is published in Open Access with the support of the University of Helsinki. In its analysis of the archaeologies and histories of the northern fringe of Europe, this book provides a focus on animistic–shamanistic cosmologies and the associated human–environment relations from the Neolithic to modern times. The North has fascinated Europeans throughout history, as an enchanted world of natural and supernatural marvels: a land of light and dark, of northern lights and the midnight sun, of witches and magic and of riches ranging from amber to oil. Northern lands conflate fantasies and realities. Rich archaeological, historical, ethnographic and folkloric materials combine in this book with cutting-edge theoretical perspectives drawn from relational ontologies and epistemologies, producing a fresh approach to the prehistory and history of a region that is pivotal to understanding Europe-wide processes, such as Neolithization and modernization. This book examines the mythical and actual northern worlds, with northern relational modes of perceiving and engaging with the world on the one hand and the ‘place’ of the North in European culture on the other. This book is an indispensable read for scholars of archaeology, anthropology, cultural studies and folklore in northern Europe, as well as researchers interested in how the North is intertwined with developments in the broader European and Eurasian world. It provides a deep-time understanding of globally topical issues and conflicting interests, as expressed by debates and controversies around Arctic resources, nature preservation and indigenous rights. Book Arctic Arktinen alue Arktis* midnight sun Helsingfors Universitet: HELDA – Helsingin yliopiston digitaalinen arkisto Arctic Abingdon, Oxon; New York, NY: Routledge, 2019. |
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This title is published in Open Access with the support of the University of Helsinki. In its analysis of the archaeologies and histories of the northern fringe of Europe, this book provides a focus on animistic–shamanistic cosmologies and the associated human–environment relations from the Neolithic to modern times. The North has fascinated Europeans throughout history, as an enchanted world of natural and supernatural marvels: a land of light and dark, of northern lights and the midnight sun, of witches and magic and of riches ranging from amber to oil. Northern lands conflate fantasies and realities. Rich archaeological, historical, ethnographic and folkloric materials combine in this book with cutting-edge theoretical perspectives drawn from relational ontologies and epistemologies, producing a fresh approach to the prehistory and history of a region that is pivotal to understanding Europe-wide processes, such as Neolithization and modernization. This book examines the mythical and actual northern worlds, with northern relational modes of perceiving and engaging with the world on the one hand and the ‘place’ of the North in European culture on the other. This book is an indispensable read for scholars of archaeology, anthropology, cultural studies and folklore in northern Europe, as well as researchers interested in how the North is intertwined with developments in the broader European and Eurasian world. It provides a deep-time understanding of globally topical issues and conflicting interests, as expressed by debates and controversies around Arctic resources, nature preservation and indigenous rights. |
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Northern Archaeology and Cosmology : A Relational View |
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Northern Archaeology and Cosmology : A Relational View |
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Northern Archaeology and Cosmology : A Relational View |
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Northern Archaeology and Cosmology : A Relational View |
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Abingdon, Oxon; New York, NY: Routledge, 2019. |
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