Mortuary Practices and Social Identities in the Middle Ages Hardback
Edited by Duncan (School of Forensic & Investigative Science, University of Central Lancashire (United Sayer, Howard (Department of History and Archaeology, University of Chester (United Kingdom)) Williams
Part of the Exeter Studies in Medieval Europe series
Hardback
Description
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 Harke'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.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:320 pages
- Publisher:Liverpool University Press
- Publication Date:27/11/2009
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- ISBN:9780859898317
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Item not Available
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:320 pages
- Publisher:Liverpool University Press
- Publication Date:27/11/2009
- Category:
- ISBN:9780859898317
