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The Archaeology of Ancestors - Death, Memory, and Veneration (Hardcover) Loot Price: R2,220
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The Archaeology of Ancestors - Death, Memory, and Veneration (Hardcover): Erica Hill, Jon B Hageman

The Archaeology of Ancestors - Death, Memory, and Veneration (Hardcover)

Erica Hill, Jon B Hageman

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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 Through analyses of human remains, ritual deposits, and historical documents, contributors explain how ancestors were woven into the social fabric of the living.

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Imprint: University Press of Florida
Country of origin: United States
Release date: 2016
Editors: Erica Hill • Jon B Hageman
Dimensions: 229 x 152 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages: 320
ISBN-13: 978-0-8130-6251-8
Categories: Books > Humanities > Archaeology > General
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Death & dying > General
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > Social & cultural anthropology > General
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LSN: 0-8130-6251-9
Barcode: 9780813062518

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