The significance of sacred places : the contribution and limits of cognitive approaches to their research

This study is concerned with the theory of anthropological and archaeological research of sacred places in the cultural context of hunter-gatherers societies. The cognitive approach is suggested as principal however some limits of its possible application are considered, as shown on the example of r...

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Main Author: Havelka, Rudolf (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:Czech
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Published: Masarykova Univ. 2009
In: Sacra
Year: 2009, Volume: 7, Issue: 2, Pages: 49-61
Further subjects:B lovecko sběračské společnosti
B vnímání prostředí
B archeologie a antropologie posvátných míst
B kognitivní přístup ke studiu kultury
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Summary:This study is concerned with the theory of anthropological and archaeological research of sacred places in the cultural context of hunter-gatherers societies. The cognitive approach is suggested as principal however some limits of its possible application are considered, as shown on the example of ritual behavior and of possible meaning and signifi cance of the sacred places themselves for the members of hunter-gatherers societies.
ISSN:2336-4483
Contains:Enthalten in: Sacra
Persistent identifiers:HDL: handle:11222.digilib/118514