Archaeology of Ancestors: Death, Memory, and Veneration

Archaeology of Ancestors: Death, Memory, and Veneration

By Erica Hill and Jon B Hageman
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"A must-have for anyone interested in the role of ancestors in past and present societies."--Mercourios Georgiadis, author of Kos in the Neolithic and Early Bronze Age: The Halasarna Finds and the Aegean Settlement Pattern

"Ancestor veneration and manipulation are of great importance to our understanding of societies past and present. This volume will become a standard reference work for academics and students alike."--Nicola Harrington, author of Living with the Dead: Ancestor Worship and Mortuary Ritual in Ancient Egypt

Contributors to this landmark 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 in the past. Including a comprehensive overview of nearly two hundred years of anthropological research, The Archaeology of Ancestors reveals how and why societies remember and revere the dead. Through analyses of human remains, ritual deposits, and historical documents, contributors explain how ancestors were woven into the social fabric of the living.
Contributors: Carla Antonaccio Roderick Campbell Jon B. Hageman Erica Hill Charles Mather Matthew L. Murray Estella Weiss-Krejci

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Publish date March 29, 2016
Publisher University Press of Florida
Format Hardcover
Pages 272
ISBN 9780813062518
0813062519

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