Mortuary Practices and Social Identities in the Middle Ages
Mortuary Practices and Social Identities in the Middle Ages (Exeter Studies in Medieval Europe) edited by Howard Williams, Duncan Sayer
English | January 3, 2010 | ISBN: 0859898318, 0859898792 | True PDF | 320 pages | 73.2 MB
English | January 3, 2010 | ISBN: 0859898318, 0859898792 | True PDF | 320 pages | 73.2 MB
This book sets a new agenda for mortuary archaeology. Applying explicit case studies based on a range of European sites (from Scandinavia to Britain, Southern France to the Black Sea), 'Mortuary Practices and Social Identities in the Middle Ages' fulfills the need for a volume that provides accessible material to students and engages with current debates in mortuary archaeology's methods and theories.
The book builds upon Heinrich Härke's influential research on burial archaeology and early medieval migrations, focusing in particular on his ground-breaking work on the relationship between the theory and practice of burial archaeology. Using diverse archaeological and historical data, the essays explore how mortuary practices have served in the make-up and expression of medieval social identities. Themes explored include masculinity, kinship, ethnicity, migration, burial rites, genetics and the perception of landscape.