Landscape and culture in Northern Eurasia / Peter Jordan, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Jordan, Peter, 1949-

Series:

Publications of the Institute of Archaeology, University College London.

Publications of the Institute of Archaeology, University College London

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ethnology--Russia (Federation)--Siberia.

Ethnology.

Hunting and gathering societies--Russia (Federation)--Siberia.

Hunting and gathering societies.

Landscape assessment--Russia (Federation)--Siberia.

Landscape assessment.

Material culture--Russia (Federation)--Siberia.

Material culture.

Siberia (Russia)--Social life and customs.

Siberia (Russia).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (360 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Routledge, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This unique volume aims to break down the lingering linguistic boundaries that continue to divide up the circumpolar world, to move beyond ethnographic 'thick description' to integrate the study of northern Eurasian hunting and herding societies more effectively by encouraging increased international collaboration between archaeologists, ethnographers and historians, and to open new directions for archaeological investigation of spirituality and northern landscape traditions. Authors examine the life-ways and beliefs of the indigenous peoples of northern Eurasia; chapters contribute ethnograph

Contents:

CONTENTS; List of Illustrations; Preface; Notes on Russian Transliteration; 1. Landscape and Culture in Northern Eurasia: 17An Introduction; Part 1. Landscape, Communication and Obligation; 2. Seeing with Others' Eyes: Hunting and 'Idle Talk' in the Landscape of the Siberian Iukagir; 3. Shamanistic Revival in a Post-Socialist Landscape: Luck and Ritual among Zabaikal'e Orochen-Evenkis; 4. Landscapes in Motion: Opening Pathways in Kamchatkan Hunting and Herding Rituals; 5. Material and Linguistic Perspectives on Sel'kup Sacred Places; Part 2. Landscape, Dwelling

6. Dwelling in the Landscape Among the Reindeer Herding Chukchis of Chukotka7. 'Marking' the Land: Sacrifices, Cemeteries and Sacred Places among the Iamal Nenetses; 8. Landscape Perception and Sacred Places amongst the Vasiugan Khants; 9. Perceptions of Landscape among the Lake Essei Iakut: Narrative, Memory and Knowledge; 10. The Creation and Persistence of Cultural Landscapes among the Siberian Evenkis: Two Conceptions of 'Sacred' Space; Part 3. Landscapes in Long-term Transformation; 11. The Mansi Sacred Landscape in Long-Term Historical Perspective

12. Sacred Places and Masters of Hunting Luck in the Forest Worlds of the Udege People of the Russian Far East13. Komi Reindeer Herders: Syncretic and Pragmatic Notions of Being in the Tundra; 14. Siberian Landscapes in Ket Traditional Culture; 15. Sacred Sites, Settlements and Place-Names: Ancient 315Saami Landscapes in Northern Coastal Sweden; About the Editor and Contributors; Contact Details for Authors; Index

Notes:

First published 2011 by Left Coast Press, Incorporated.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-315-42563-7

1-315-42564-5

1-315-42565-3

1-59874-706-1

9781315425658

OCLC:

768111338