Cultivating Corpses: A Comparative Approach to Disembodied Mortuary Remains
| Autor: | Anders Kaliff, Terje Oestigaard |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2004 |
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| Zdroj: | Current Swedish Archaeology, Vol 12, Iss 1 (2004) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1102-7355 2002-3901 |
| DOI: | 10.37718/CSA.2004.05 |
| Popis: | Disembodied remains of corpses are often found in the archaeological record but seldom interpreted and understood. This mortuary practice challenges our traditional understanding of funerals and what constitutcs a "grave". Through a comparative analysis of prehistoric Bronze Age and Iron Age mortuary remai ns and contemporary funeral practices in Nepal, it is argued that the disembodiment is a cosmogonic act whereby the corpse is an intrinsic part of the agricultural and hydrological cycle. An explicit combination of the past and present for interpretations of the past is a premise for understanding and knowledge production in archaeology, and this theoretical stance is developed and explored. |
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