The Archaeology of Ancestors : Death, Memory, and Veneration
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Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
0813062519
ISBN-13
9780813062518
Publisher
University Press of Florida
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University Press of Florida
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Mar 29th, 2016
Print length
320 Pages
Weight
500 grams
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22.90 x 15.10 x 1.90 cms
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Contributors to this volume demonstrate that ancestor veneration was about much more than claiming property rights - the spirits of the dead were central to domestic disputes, displays of wealth, and power and status relationships. Case studies from China, Africa, Europe, and Mesoamerica use the evidence of art, architecture, ritual, and burial practices to explore the complex roles of ancestors.
Contributors to this landmark volume demonstrate that ancestor veneration was about much more than claiming property rights: the spirits of the dead were central to domestic disputes, displays of wealth, and power and status relationships. Case studies from China, Africa, Europe, and Mesoamerica use the evidence of art, architecture, ritual, and burial practices to explore the complex roles of ancestors in the past. Including a comprehensive overview of nearly two hundred years of anthropological research, The Archaeology of Ancestors reveals how and why societies remember and revere the dead. Through analyses of human remains, ritual deposits, and historical documents, contributors explain how ancestors were woven into the social fabric of the living.
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