Wrapping and unwrapping material culture : archaeological and anthropological perspectives
Bibliographie
- Auteurs : Harris Susanna ; Douny Laurence (1977-) ;
- Editeurs : Walnut Creek, California Left Coast Press, Inc. ;
- Date d'édition : Cop. 2014
- ISBN : 978-1-611-32887-5, 1-611-32887-X
- Sujets : Textiles et tissus d'emballage -- Études de cas, Culture matérielle, Textiles et tissus, Rites et cérémonies funéraires
- Langue(s) : Anglais
- Description matérielle : 1 vol. (245 p.), : Ill., couv. ill. en coul., 24 cm
- Pays de publication : États-Unis
- Collection (notice d'ensemble) : Publications of the Institute of Archaeology, University College London, 64,
Notes
Notes bibliogr. en fin de chap. Index
Résumé
'This innovative volume challenges contemporary views on material culture by exploring the relationship between wrapping materials and practices and the objects, bodies, and places that define them. Using examples as diverse as Egyptian mummies, Celtic tombs, Native American ceremonial bundles, baby swaddling, and contemporary African textiles, the dozen archaeologist and anthropologist contributors show how acts of wrapping and unwrapping are embedded in beliefs and thoughts of a particular time and place. These context specific, cultural, and technical acts offer a new lens on material culture and its relationship to cultural meaning'