Fully illustrated, Prehistoric Figurines brings a radical new
approach to one of the most exciting, but poorly understood
artefacts from our prehistoric past. Studying the interpretation of
prehistoric figurines from Neolithic southeast Europe, Bailey
introduces recent developments from the fields of visual culture
studies and cultural anthropology, and investigates the ways in
which representations of human bodies were used by the pre-historic
people to understand their own identities, to negotiate
relationships and to make subtle political points. Bailey examines
four critical conditions: * figurines as miniatures * figurines as
three-dimensional representations * figurines as anthropomorphs *
figurines as representations. Through these conditions, the study
travels beyond the traditional mechanisms of interpretation and
takes the debate past the out-dated interpretations of figurines as
Mother-Goddess as Bailey examines individual prehistoric figurines
in their original archaeological contexts and views them in the
light of modern exploitations of the human form. Students and
scholars of History and Archaeology will benefit immensely from
Bailey's close understanding of the material culture and
pre-history of the Balkans.
General
Imprint: |
Routledge
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
April 2005 |
First published: |
2005 |
Authors: |
Douglass Bailey
|
Dimensions: |
246 x 174 x 18mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
|
Pages: |
272 |
Edition: |
annotated edition |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-415-33151-7 |
Categories: |
Books >
Humanities >
Archaeology >
General
|
LSN: |
0-415-33151-X |
Barcode: |
9780415331517 |
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