Material Culture and Sacred Landscape : The Anthropology of the Siberian Khanty
by
Peter Jordan
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Archaeology of Religion
ISBN-10
0759102775
ISBN-13
9780759102774
Publisher
AltaMira Press
Imprint
AltaMira Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Mar 4th, 2003
Print length
320 Pages
Weight
528 grams
Dimensions
15.00 x 22.70 x 2.20 cms
Product Classification:
ArchaeologyReligion & beliefsIndigenous peoplesSocial & cultural anthropology, ethnography
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Study of the Khanty pastoralists of Siberia and their use of sacred landscapes.
This study provides a concrete example of how foraging societies enculturate and transform the natural environment and, through the use of material objects, create sacred spaces and sites. Using ethnographic and ethnohistorical information about the Khanty of Siberia, Jordan shows the shortcomings of both interpretive and materialist anthropological theorizing about hunters and gatherers. He focuses on the rich and complex relationship between the symbolism of the Khanty, their material culture, and the bringing of meaning to physical places. His examination looks at the topic in both historical and contemporary contexts, and in scales from the core-periphery model of Russian colonialism to the portrait of a single yurt community. Jordan''s work will be of importance to those studying cultural anthropology, archaeology, and comparative religion.
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