Archaeology and Folklore of Material Culture, Ritual, and Everyday Life
Archaeologists often make distinctions between ritual material culture and everyday or utilitarian material culture. I examine this differentiation model for understanding the complex relationships among material culture, ritual, and everyday life. Using folklore recorded in Scotland in the seventee...
| Veröffentlicht in: | International Journal of Historical Archaeology. - Springer. - 5(2001), 4, Seite 263-280 |
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| Format: | Online-Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | English |
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2001
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | International Journal of Historical Archaeology |
| Schlagworte: | Religion Behavioral sciences Social sciences Physical sciences |
| Zusammenfassung: | Archaeologists often make distinctions between ritual material culture and everyday or utilitarian material culture. I examine this differentiation model for understanding the complex relationships among material culture, ritual, and everyday life. Using folklore recorded in Scotland in the seventeenth to twentieth centuries, I suggest another, continuum-based model, and suggest how this model can enrich archaeological understanding of the meanings and beliefs that form the cultural contexts for the artifacts, features, sites, and landscapes we study. |
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| ISSN: | 15737748 |