Bear and human : facets of a multi-layered relationship from past to recent times, with emphasis on northern Europe : a volume based on papers presented at a conference at Orsa Predator Park, Dalarna, Sweden, Oct. 16th to 18th, 2019 / edited by Oliver Grimm ; in cooperatin with Daniel Groß, Alexandra Pesch, Olof Sundqvist, and Andreas Zedrosser.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Contributor:

Grimm, Oliver, editor.

Conference Name:

Bear and Human (Conference) (2019 : Dalarna, Sweden), author.

Series:

Advanced studies on the archaeology and history of hunting ; vol. 3.

The archaeology of northern Europe ; volume 3

Advanced studies on the archaeology and history of hunting ; volume 3

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human-bear encounters--History.

Human-bear encounters.

Mammal remains (Archaeology).

Bears--Religious aspects.

Bears.

Bears in art.

Genre:

History

Physical Description:

3 volumes (1198 pages) : illustrations ; 31 cm, case 32 x 9 x 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

Turnhout, Belgium : Brepols, [2023]

Summary:

"Bears have, throughout human history, been admired and feared by humans in equal measure, with an interrelationship between the two species identifiable from pre-modern times through a wealth of material items, as well as from cult sites, sacral remains, images, and written sources. This unique interdisciplinary volume draws together sixty-four contributions by experts from across a range of fields in order to shed light on the complex connections between bears and humans in a period extending from the premodern into modern times, and across an area stretching from England into Russia. From bear biology (represented by work from the Scandinavian Brown Bear Research Project) and archaeo(zoo)logy to art history, and from history of religion to philology, the research gathered across this three-volume set explores a wide-range of subjects. Among them are the bear in biology, bears and animal agency, bear remains in graves and churches, the role of bears in religious beliefs (including berserker and bear ceremonialism), bears in literature, the philology underpinning why bear is a taboo word, and the image of the bear in rock art, as well as political iconography up to the present day. Together, these wide-ranging but closely thematic texts combine to produce a ground-breaking new work that will prove fundamental in understanding the human connection with this remarkable animal."-- Back cover.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9782503606118

2503606113

9782503606088

2503606083

9782503606095

2503606091

9782503606101

2503606105

OCLC:

1390677297