Sinister and Righteous : Interpreting Left and Right in the Archaeological Record.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Augé, C. Riley.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Folk classification.

Left and right (Symbolism).

Social archaeology.

Symbolic anthropology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (200 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Berghahn Books, Incorporated, 2024.

Summary:

In recent years, archaeologists have begun to consider the potential for left and right positioning of elements in the material record to reveal cultural ideas about gender, identity, authority, worldviews, and belief systems. This research demonstrates the ubiquitous, but often overlooked, occurrence of material culture meaningfully arranged according to deeply entrenched left and right concepts and is the first to bring together and expand upon these cultural ideologies. Archaeological examples provide archaeologists with insight and guidance for recording, analyzing, and interpreting any left and right elements or associations present in the imagery, features, artifacts, and landscapes of their study sites.

Contents:

Sinister and Righteous

Contents

Figures

Tables

Acknowledgments

Introduction

CHAPTER 1. The Sinister Left andthe Righteous Right

CHAPTER 2. Gendered Placementand Identity

CHAPTER 3. Above and Below

CHAPTER 4. Sacred Contexts, Cosmological Order, and Spiritual Power

CHAPTER 5. Framing Messages

CHAPTER 6. Right Is Might

Conclusion

Appendix I

Appendix II

References

Index.

Notes:

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ISBN:

9781805397793

1805397796

9781805397786

1805397788

OCLC:

1462174238