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In the Darkest of Days - Re-investigating Human Sacrifice and Value in Southern Scandinavian Prehistory (Paperback)
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In the Darkest of Days - Re-investigating Human Sacrifice and Value in Southern Scandinavian Prehistory (Paperback)
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This book collects recent works on the subjects of sacrificial
offerings, ritualised violence and the relative values thereof in
the contexts of Scandinavian prehistory from the Neolithic to the
Viking era. It provides a detailed re-appraisal of key aspects of
prehistoric bog bodies using the latest forensic and material
culture analytical techniques to examine questions of sacrifice,
execution and ritual behaviour. The volume re-opens investigations
into notions of value relating to diverse evidence and suggested
evidence for human sacrifice and related ritualised violence. It
covers a broad spectrum of issues relating to novel interpretations
of the existing archaeological materials, but with a focus on the
study of value and value dynamics in these diverse ritual contexts,
engaging in questions of identity, cosmology, economics and social
relations. Cases span from the Scandinavian Late Neolithic and
Nordic Bronze Age, through to the well-known wetland deposits and
bog bodies of the Iron Age, to Viking era executions, ‘deviant’
burials and contemporaneous double/multiple graves, exploring the
implications for the transformation of sacrificial practices across
Scandinavian prehistory. Each contributor untangles the myriad
forms of value at play in different incarnations of human
offerings, and provide insights into how those values were
expressed, for example in the selection and treatment of victims in
relation to their status, personhood, identity and life-history.
The volume builds on a workshop hosted at the National Museum of
Denmark in 2018 which inaugurated the beginning of the research
project ‘Human Sacrifice and Value: The limits of sacred
violence’ and was supported by the Museum of Cultural History at
the University of Oslo. It brings together research and
perspectives that go beyond the who, what and where of most
archaeological and anthropological investigations of sacrificial
violence to address both the underlying and explicit forms of value
associated with such events.
General
Imprint: |
Oxbow Books
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
October 2023 |
Editors: |
Matthew J. Walsh
• Sean O'Neill
• Lasse Sørensen
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Dimensions: |
280 x 216mm (L x W) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
208 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-78925-859-2 |
Categories: |
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LSN: |
1-78925-859-6 |
Barcode: |
9781789258592 |
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