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The Oxford Handbook of Prehistoric Figurines

Author : Timothy Insoll
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0191663107
Total Pages : 1123 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (916 download)

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Book Synopsis The Oxford Handbook of Prehistoric Figurines by : Timothy Insoll

Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of Prehistoric Figurines written by Timothy Insoll and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017-04-13 with total page 1123 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Figurines dating from prehistory have been found across the world but have never before been considered globally. The Oxford Handbook of Prehistoric Figurines is the first book to offer a comparative survey of this kind, bringing together approaches from across the landscape of contemporary research into a definitive resource in the field. The volume is comprehensive, authoritative, and accessible, with dedicated and fully illustrated chapters covering figurines from the Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australasia and the Pacific laid out by geographical location and written by the foremost scholars in figurine studies; wherever prehistoric figurines are found they have been expertly described and examined in relation to their subject matter, form, function, context, chronology, meaning, and interpretation. Specific themes that are discussed by contributors include, for example, theories of figurine interpretation, meaning in processes and contexts of figurine production, use, destruction and disposal, and the cognitive and social implications of representation. Chronologically, the coverage ranges from the Middle Palaeolithic through to areas and periods where an absence of historical sources renders figurines 'prehistoric' even though they might have been produced in the mid-2nd millennium AD, as in parts of sub-Saharan Africa. The result is a synthesis of invaluable insights into past thinking on the human body, gender, identity, and how the figurines might have been used, either practically, ritually, or even playfully.

Interpreting Ancient Figurines

Author : Richard G. Lesure
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1139496158
Total Pages : 271 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (394 download)

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Download or read book Interpreting Ancient Figurines written by Richard G. Lesure and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2011-02-21 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines ancient figurines from several world areas to address recurring challenges in the interpretation of prehistoric art. Sometimes figurines from one context are perceived to resemble those from another. Richard G. Lesure asks whether such resemblances play a role in our interpretations. Early interpreters seized on the idea that figurines were recurringly female and constructed the fanciful myth of a primordial Neolithic Goddess. Contemporary practice instead rejects interpretive leaps across contexts. Dr Lesure offers a middle path: a new framework for assessing the relevance of particular comparisons. He develops the argument in case studies that consider figurines from Paleolithic Europe, the Neolithic Near East and Formative Mesoamerica.

Prehistoric Figurines

Author : Douglass Bailey
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134323301
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (343 download)

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Download or read book Prehistoric Figurines written by Douglass Bailey and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2005-11-03 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here is a radical new approach to one of the most exciting but poorly understood artefacts from our prehistoric past. Studying their roles and functions in society from past to present day, archaeology students will find this an invaluable asset.

A Companion to Gender Prehistory

Author : Diane Bolger
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118294262
Total Pages : 933 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (182 download)

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Download or read book A Companion to Gender Prehistory written by Diane Bolger and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2012-09-25 with total page 933 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An authoritative guide on gender prehistory for researchers, instructors and students in anthropology, archaeology, and gender studies Provides the most up-to-date, comprehensive coverage of gender archaeology, with an exclusive focus on prehistory Offers critical overviews of developments in the archaeology of gender over the last 30 years, as well as assessments of current trends and prospects for future research Focuses on recent Third Wave approaches to the study of gender in early human societies, challenging heterosexist biases, and investigating the interfaces between gender and status, age, cognition, social memory, performativity, the body, and sexuality Features numerous regional and thematic topics authored by established specialists in the field, with incisive coverage of gender research in prehistoric and protohistoric cultures of Africa, Asia, Europe, the Americas and the Pacific

In Search of God the Mother

Author : Lynn E. Roller
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520210247
Total Pages : 402 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (22 download)

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Download or read book In Search of God the Mother written by Lynn E. Roller and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1999-07-13 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first thorough account of the nature and the spread of the cult of Cybele, the Great Mother, and the first to present her worship soberly as a religion rather than sensationally as an orgiastic celebration of self-castrated priest-attendants.

Western-Pontic Culture Ambience and Pattern

Author : Lolita Nikolova
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN 13 : 3110500825
Total Pages : 355 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (15 download)

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Book Synopsis Western-Pontic Culture Ambience and Pattern by : Lolita Nikolova

Download or read book Western-Pontic Culture Ambience and Pattern written by Lolita Nikolova and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2016-01-01 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Western-Pontic Culture Ambience and Pattern: In Memory of Eugen Comsa' is dedicated to the memory of Eugen Comsa, an archaeologist whose work created the foundation of the Northern Balkan prehistory and was essential for the contemporary view of the prehistory of the North-western Pontic region. This edited volume brings together researchers in the field of Circumpontic archaeology from the Neolithic to the Iron Age period. The content of the volume is offered to students and scholars who seek a deeper understanding of the prehistory of the Western Pontic region, in particular the Balkans in their Eurasian context and more broadly to enhance the scholarly collections of academic, educational, public and private libraries throughout the world.

Sculpture and Touch

Author : Peter Dent
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351549464
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (515 download)

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Download or read book Sculpture and Touch written by Peter Dent and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-07-05 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the Renaissance, at least, the medium of sculpture has been associated explicitly with the sense of touch. Sculptors, philosophers and art historians have all linked the two, often in strikingly different ways. In spite of this long running interest in touch and tactility, it is vision and visuality which have tended to dominate art historical research in recent decades. This book introduces a new impetus to the discussion of the relationship between touch and sculpture by setting up a dialogue between art historians and individuals with fresh insights who are working in disciplines beyond art history. The collection brings together a rich and diverse set of approaches, with essays tackling subjects from prehistoric figurines to the work of contemporary artists, from pre-modern ideas about the physiology of touch to tactile interaction in the museum environment, and from the phenomenology of touch in recent philosophy to the experimental findings of scientific study. It is the first volume on this subject to take such a broad approach and, as such, seeks to set the agenda for future research and collaboration in this area.

Anthropomorphic Figurines of Predynastic Egypt and Neolithic Crete with Comparative Material from the Prehistoric Near East and Mainland Greece

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Author : Peter J. Ucko
Publisher : Szmidla
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 558 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)

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Book Synopsis Anthropomorphic Figurines of Predynastic Egypt and Neolithic Crete with Comparative Material from the Prehistoric Near East and Mainland Greece by : Peter J. Ucko

Download or read book Anthropomorphic Figurines of Predynastic Egypt and Neolithic Crete with Comparative Material from the Prehistoric Near East and Mainland Greece written by Peter J. Ucko and published by Szmidla. This book was released on 1968 with total page 558 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Cambridge Illustrated History of Prehistoric Art

Author : Paul G. Bahn
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521454735
Total Pages : 348 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (547 download)

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Book Synopsis The Cambridge Illustrated History of Prehistoric Art by : Paul G. Bahn

Download or read book The Cambridge Illustrated History of Prehistoric Art written by Paul G. Bahn and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beautifully illustrated in color with many rare and unique photographs, prints, and drawings, "The Cambridge Illustrated History of Prehistoric Art" presents the first balanced and truly worldwide survey of prehistoric art. A fascinating study of an often neglected area, the book is a powerful combination of illustration and analysis. 164 color plates. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

Anthropological Papers

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 326 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Anthropological Papers written by and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Annals of Archaeology and Anthropology

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 328 pages
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Download or read book Annals of Archaeology and Anthropology written by and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Clyde Mystery

Author : Andrew Lang
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 182 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book The Clyde Mystery written by Andrew Lang and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Figurines

Author : Jaś Elsner
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 0198861095
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (988 download)

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Download or read book Figurines written by Jaś Elsner and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As touchable objects, figurines have potential for a potent agency in relation to those who use them. This volume considers the figurine as a key conceptual and material problematic in the art history of antiquity through comparative juxtaposition and deep art-historical engagement with Chinese, pre-Columbian Mesoamerican, and Greco-Roman cultures.

Journal of the Department of Letters

Author : University of Calcutta. Dept. of Letters
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 452 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Journal of the Department of Letters written by University of Calcutta. Dept. of Letters and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains contributions on various subjects, notably India, Buddhism, ancient chronology, etc.

Ancient Goddesses

Author : Lucy Goodison
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ancient Goddesses written by Lucy Goodison and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The nurturing Earth Goddess, the Great Mother worshipped at the dawn of civilization—historical fact or consoling fiction? While Goddess mythologies proliferate and the public devours books by artists, psychotherapists, and enthusiastic amateurs, it is remarkable that those in the field of prehistory have remained largely silent. Did Goddess worship really exist? What actually remains from the earliest cultures, and what can it tell us? What can we learn about the early stages of human religion from the study of prehistoric carvings, pictures, pottery, figurines, and temples? In Ancient Goddesses, historians and archaeologists write accessibly about this intriguing and controversial topic for the first time. Considering a number of significant early civilizations—Predynastic and Early Dynastic Egypt; “Old Europe;” Early North West Europe; “Celtic” civilization; the Prehistoric Aegean; Malta; the Ancient Near East; Old Testament Israel; Çatalhöyük; and Archaic Greece—these experts review the most recent evidence so that readers can make up their own minds. Contributors include Ruth Tringham and Margaret Conkey, University of California, Berkeley; Lynn Meskell, New College, Oxford; Fekri Hassan, University College, London; Karel van der Toorn, University of Amsterdam; Joan Westenholz, Bible Lands Museum, Jerusalem; Elizabeth Shee Twohig, University College, Cork; Caroline Malone, New Hall, Cambridge; Mary Voyatzis, University of Arizona; and Miranda Green, University of Wales College.

The Foote Collection of Indian Prehistoric and Protohistoric Antiquities

Author : Government Museum (Chennai, India)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 440 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Foote Collection of Indian Prehistoric and Protohistoric Antiquities written by Government Museum (Chennai, India) and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Anthropomorphic Figurines from the Neolithic and Early Bronze Age Aegean

Author : Maria Mina
Publisher : British Archaeological Reports Oxford Limited
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Book Synopsis Anthropomorphic Figurines from the Neolithic and Early Bronze Age Aegean by : Maria Mina

Download or read book Anthropomorphic Figurines from the Neolithic and Early Bronze Age Aegean written by Maria Mina and published by British Archaeological Reports Oxford Limited. This book was released on 2008 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This monograph aims to throw light on the construction and enaction of gender in the Neolithic and Early Bronze Age Aegean, through analysis of a sample of 1660 previously published anthropomorphic figurines. Analysis of poses and postures, decoration and symbolism shows differentiation on gender lines, with hardening of social roles and status in the Early Bronze Age.