Archaeology of Violence

Interdisciplinary Approaches

AvSarah Ralph

Inbunden, Engelska, 2013

Del i serien SUNY series, The Institute for European and Mediterranean Archaeology Distinguished Monograph Series

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Beskrivning

Interdisciplinary study of the role of violence in the Mediterranean and Europe.The Archaeology of Violence is an interdisciplinary consideration of the role of violence in social-cultural and sociopolitical contexts. The volume draws on the work of archaeologists, anthropologists, classicists, and art historians, all of whom have an interest in understanding the role of violence in their respective specialist fields in the Mediterranean and Europe. The focus is on three themes: contexts of violence, politics and identities of violence, and sanctified violence.In contrast to many past studies of violence, often defined by their subject specialism, or by a specific temporal or geographic focus, this book draws on a wide range of both temporal and spatial examples and offers new perspectives on the study of violence and its role in social and political change. Rather than simply equating violence with warfare, as has been done in many archaeological cases, the volume contends that the focus on warfare has been to the detriment of our understanding of other forms of "non-warfare" violence and has the potential to affect the ways in which violence is recognized and discussed by scholars, and ultimately has repercussions for understanding its role in society.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2013-01-14
Mått:178 x 254 x 27 mm
Vikt:726 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:SUNY series, The Institute for European and Mediterranean Archaeology Distinguished Monograph Series
Antal sidor:306
Förlag:State University of New York Press
ISBN:9781438444413

Utforska kategorier

Våld och övergrepp inom Samhälle och politik
Antropologi inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Sarah Ralph is a College Fellow in Archaeology at Harvard University.

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"...a worthwhile volume … It will be useful reading for anyone interested in the nature of conflict and violence in European prehistory." — European Journal of Archaeology

Innehållsförteckning

IllustrationsTables1. Introduction: An Interdisciplinary Approach to the Study of ViolenceSarah RalphSection I: The Contexts of Violence IntroductionSarunas Milisaukas2. War Without Warriors?: The Nature of Interpersonal Conflict before the Emergence of Formalized Warrior ElitesRick J. Schulting3. Warfare in Northern European Bronze Age Societies: Twentieth-Century Presentations and Recent Archaeological Research InquiriesHelle Vandkilde4. Violence as an Aspect of Durotriges Female Life CourseRebecca C. Redfern5. Facing the Sword: Confronting the Realities of Martial Violence and Other Mayhem, Present and PastSimon T. JamesSection II: The Politics and Identities of Violence IntroductionBradley A. Ault6. Violent Discourses: Visual Cannibalism and the Portraits of Rome’s "Bad" EmperorsEric R. Varner7. "An Offense to Honor Is Never Forgiven…": Violence and Landscape Archaeology in Highland Northern AlbaniaMichael L. Galaty8. "Persuade the People": Violence and Roman Spectacle Entertainment in the Greek WorldMichael J. Carter9. Past War and European Identity: Making Conflict Archaeology UsefulJohn CarmanSection III: Sanctified Violence IntroductionPeter F. Biehl10. The State of Sacrifice: Divine Power and Political Aspiration in Third Millennium Mesopotamia and BeyondAnne Porter11. The Violent Ways of Galatian GordionMary M. Voigt12. An Archaeological Interpretation of Irish Iron Age Bog BodiesEamonn P. Kelly13. The Archaeology of Destruction: Christians, Images of Classical Antiquity, and Some Problems of InterpretationJohn PolliniSection IVEpilogueKeith F. OtterbeinContributorsIndex

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