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Rock Art and the Wild Mind - Visual Imagery in Mesolithic Northern Europe (Paperback)
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Rock Art and the Wild Mind - Visual Imagery in Mesolithic Northern Europe (Paperback)
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Rock Art and the Wild Mind presents a study of Mesolithic rock art
on the Scandinavian peninsula, including the large rock art sites
in Alta, Namforsen and Vingen. Hunters' rock art of this area,
despite local styles, bears a strong commonality in what it
depicts, most often terrestrial big game in diverse confrontations
with the human realm. The various types of compositions are defined
as visual thematizations of the enigmatic relationship between
humans and big game animals. These thematizations, here defined as
motemes, are explained as being products of the Mesolithic mind 'in
action', observed through repetitions, variations and
transformations of a number of defined motemes. Through a
transformational logic, the transition from 'animic' to 'totemic'
rock art is observed. Totemic rock art reaches a peak during the
final stages of the Late Mesolithic, and it is suggested that this
can be interpreted as representing an increasing focus on human
society towards the end of this era. The move from animism to
totemism is explained as being part of the overall social
development on the Scandinavian peninsula. This book will be of
interest to students of rock art generally and scholars working on
the historical developments of prehistoric hunter-gatherers in
northern Europe. It will also appeal to students and academics in
the fields of art history and aesthetics and to those interested in
the work of Levi-Strauss.
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