The archaeology of ancestors: death, memory, and veneration

Contributors to this volume demonstrate that ancestor veneration was about much more than claiming property rights - the spirits of the dead were central to domestic disputes, displays of wealth, and power and status relationships. Case studies from China, Africa, Europe, and Mesoamerica use the evi...

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Weitere Verfasser: Hill, Erica (HerausgeberIn), Hageman, Jon B. 1967- (HerausgeberIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Gainesville, FL University Press of Florida 2016
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Zusammenfassung:Contributors to this volume demonstrate that ancestor veneration was about much more than claiming property rights - the spirits of the dead were central to domestic disputes, displays of wealth, and power and status relationships. Case studies from China, Africa, Europe, and Mesoamerica use the evidence of art, architecture, ritual and burial practices to explore the complex roles of ancestors
Beschreibung:Previously issued in print: 2016. - Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:1 online resource illustrations (black and white)
ISBN:9780813051154
DOI:10.5744/florida/9780813062518.001.0001

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