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Author Herva, Vesa-Pekka, author.

Title Northern archaeology and cosmology : a relational view / Vesa-Pekka Herva and Antti Lahelma.

Publication Info. Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2020.
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Summary "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 on 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 anthropology and folklore in northern Europe, as well as those with an interest in the political and geographical conflicts that can occur in this region. 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"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Introduction : northern exposure -- Stone-worlds -- Houses, land and soil -- Forests and hunting -- Coastal landscapes and the sea -- Boats and waterways -- River mouths and central places -- Birds and cosmology -- The sun, light and fire -- Epilogue
Note Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on July 15, 2019).
Subject Excavations (Archaeology) -- Europe, Northern.
Excavations (Archaeology) -- Arctic regions.
Europe, Northern -- Antiquities.
Arctic regions -- Antiquities.
Europe, Northern -- Mythology.
Arctic regions -- Mythology.
Folklore -- Europe, Northern.
Folklore -- Arctic regions.
Antiquities. (OCoLC)fst00810745
Excavations (Archaeology) (OCoLC)fst00917564
Folklore. (OCoLC)fst00930306
Mythology. (OCoLC)fst01031701
Arctic Regions. (OCoLC)fst01240227
Northern Europe. (OCoLC)fst01245081
Added Author Lahelma, Antti, author.
Other Form: Print version: Herva, Vesa-Pekka. Relational archaeologies and cosmologies in the North. Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2019 9781138358980 (DLC) 2018061140 (OCoLC)1081432361
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