Forsaken Relics : Practices and Rituals of Appropriating Abandoned Artifacts from Antiquity to Modern Times.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Buono, Alessandro.

Contributor:

Miniaci, Gianluca.

Anguissola, Anna.

Series:

Multidisciplinary Approaches to Ancient Societies (MAtAS) Series

Multidisciplinary Approaches to Ancient Societies (MAtAS) Series ; v.4

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ritual.

Abandonment of property.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (262 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Havertown : Oxbow Books, Limited, 2024.

Summary:

This scholarly work, edited by Alessandro Buono, Gianluca Miniaci, and Anna Anguissola, explores the practices and rituals associated with the appropriation of abandoned artifacts from antiquity to modern times. Combining perspectives from history, archaeology, and anthropology, the book examines how societies address the social and material voids created by death, abandonment, and other interruptions. It highlights the role of rituality and performative acts in legitimizing the claim over forsaken objects and spaces, fostering continuity within human and non-human relationships. Drawing on diverse case studies spanning the Neolithic to the present day, the volume delves into themes such as abandonment, care, and cultural continuity. It serves as a valuable resource for scholars and students of ancient societies, material culture, and ritual practices. Generated by AI.

Contents:

Intro

TOC

Contributors

Preface

Appropriating Places

Chapter 1: The biographies of Neolithic burnt houses

Chapter 2: Roman euocatio, or how to get possession of a deserted city

Chapter 3: Reclaiming the funery space: The protection and re-use of tombs in the burial grounds of Hierapolis in Phrygia

Redefining Abandonment

Chapter 4: Relic(t) ecologies. Exploring abandonment in the Apuan Alps

Chapter 5: Depopulating landscapes: Methodology and the materiality of archives in Calabria

Chapter 6: Rehabi(li)tating abandonment. Urban occupations and their regenerative practices

Claiming Things

Chapter 7: After death: Rituality used to legitimise the appropriation of abandoned goods in ancient Egypt

Chapter 8: How to preserve an oikos? The case of Isaeus's Oration VIII

Chapter 9: How to claim things with rites. Care for the dead and inheritance rights in early modern Europe (and beyond)

Afterword

Chapter 10: Biographies of place and the significance of place-value.

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ISBN:

9798888571156

OCLC:

1463069838