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Transformation by Fire - The Archaeology of Cremation in Cultural Context (Hardcover, 4)
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Transformation by Fire - The Archaeology of Cremation in Cultural Context (Hardcover, 4)
Series: Amerind Studies in Anthropology
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Ash, bone, and memories are all that remains after cremation. Yet
for societies and communities, the act of cremation after death is
highly symbolic, rich with complex meaning, touching on what it
means to be human. In the process of transforming the dead, the
family, the community, and society as a whole create and partake in
cultural symbolism. Cremation is a key area of archaeological
research, but its complexity has been underappreciated and
undertheorized. "Transformation by Fire" offers a fresh assessment
of archaeological research on this widespread social practice.
Editors Ian Kuijt, Colin P. Quinn, and Gabriel Cooney's volume
examines cremation by documenting the material signatures of
cremation events and processes, as well as its transformative
impact on social relations and concepts of the body. Indeed,
examining why and how people chose to cremate their dead serves as
an important means of understanding how people in the past dealt
with death, the body, and the social world.
The contributors develop new perspectives on cremation as
important mortuary practices and social transformations. Varying
attitudes and beliefs on cremation and other forms of burial within
the same cultural paradigm help us understand what constitutes the
body and what occurs during its fiery transformation. In addition,
they explore issues and interpretive perspectives in the
archaeological study of cremation within and between different
cultural contexts.
The global and comparative perspectives on cremation render the
book a unique contribution to the literature of anthropological and
mortuary archaeology.
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