Material Culture and Sacred Landscape - The Anthropology of the Siberian Khanty

Study of the Khanty pastoralists of Siberia and their use of sacred landscapes.

List of contents

Part 1 Foreword: Landscape Anthropology Part 2 Foreword: Landscape Archaeology and Ethnographic Analogy Part 3 Preface Part 4 Chapter One: Anthropology, Hunter-Gatherers, Social Theory Part 5 Chapter Two: Material Culture and Landscape Part 6 Chapter Three: Locating the Siberian Khanty in Time, Space and Culture Contact Part 7 Chapter Four: Entering into Ethnography: Malyi Iugan Khanty Society and Economy Part 8 Chapter Five: The Role of Animals in Routine and Ritual Practice Part 9 Chapter Six: Sacred Places in the Landscape Part 10 Chapter Seven: Enculturation of Place: Settlements of the Sacred, the Living and the Dead Part 11 Chapter Eight: Enculturation of Space: Landscape, Tenure and Territoriality Part 12 Chapter Nine: Conclusions: A Landscape Anthropology of the Siberian Khanty Part 13 References Part 14 Index

About the author

Peter Jordan is Senior Lecturer at the Department of Archaeology, University of Aberdeen .

Product details

• Authors: Peter Jordan
• Publisher: Altamira Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 04.03.2003
• EAN: 9780759102774
• ISBN: 978-0-7591-0277-4
• No. of pages: 334
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 19 mm
• Weight: 485 g
• Series: Archaeology of Religion
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Humanities (general)