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Northern Archaeology and Cosmology - A Relational View (Hardcover)
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Northern Archaeology and Cosmology - A Relational View (Hardcover)
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In its analysis of the archaeologies and histories of the northern
fringe of Europe, this book provides a focus on
animistic-shamanistic cosmologies and the associated
human-environment relations from the Neolithic to modern times. The
North has fascinated Europeans throughout history, as an enchanted
world of natural and supernatural marvels: a land of light and
dark, of northern lights and the midnight sun, of witches and magic
and of riches ranging from amber to oil. Northern lands conflate
fantasies and realities. Rich archaeological, historical,
ethnographic and folkloric materials combine in this book with
cutting-edge theoretical perspectives drawn from relational
ontologies and epistemologies, producing a fresh approach to the
prehistory and history of a region that is pivotal to understanding
Europe-wide processes, such as Neolithization and modernization.
This book examines the mythical and actual northern worlds, with
northern relational modes of perceiving and engaging with the world
on the one hand and the 'place' of the North in European culture on
the other. This book is an indispensable read for scholars of
archaeology, anthropology, cultural studies and folklore in
northern Europe, as well as researchers interested in how the North
is intertwined with developments in the broader European and
Eurasian world. It provides a deep-time understanding of globally
topical issues and conflicting interests, as expressed by debates
and controversies around Arctic resources, nature preservation and
indigenous rights.
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