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Author:
Armit, Ian.
Title:
Headhunting and the body in Iron Age Europe / Ian Armit.
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press,
Copyright Date:
2012
Description:
xii, 259 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm.
Subject:
Headhunters--Europe.
Human body--Symbolic aspects--Europe.
Human remains (Archaeology)--Europe.
Rites and ceremonies--Europe.
Violence--Europe.
Iron age--Europe.
Europe--Social life and customs.
Europe--Religious life and customs.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Machine generated contents note: 1. Detached fragments of humanity; 2. A remarkable spiritual continuity?; 3. Shamans on the march; 4. Pillars, heads, and corn; 5. Neither this world, nor the next; 6. From the dead to the living; 7. Gods and monsters; 8. Bodies of belief.
Summary:
"This book examines the widespread evidence for the removal, curation, and display of the human head in Iron Age Europe"--Provided by publisher.
ISBN:
0521877563 (hardback)
9780521877565 (hardback)
OCLC:
(OCoLC)747947266
LCCN:
2011032287
Locations:
USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

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