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Sacred Sites, Sacred Places
Author(s): David L. Carmichael (Editor), Jane Hubert (Editor), Brian Reeves (Editor), Audhild Schanche (Editor)
- Publisher: Routledge
- Publication Date: 9 Oct. 1997
- Edition: 1st
- Language: English
- Print length: 324 pages
- ISBN-10: 0415152267
- ISBN-13: 9780415152266
Book Description
The geographical coverage of this collection is exceptionally wide and its range of contributors, including indigenous peoples, archaeologists, anthropologists and heritage professionals, is unrivalled in any other publication.
Editorial Reviews
Review
`… the volume is timely and well considered. Its contents really speak for themselves, and the book deserves the widest dissemination, – Antiquaries Jrnl
`For archaeologists, this volume offers a new perspective for understanding cultural materials. For students of traditional cosmologies, there is a valuable reminder that indigenous culture and traditions do not form a unified field; within apparently archetypical beliefs and practices, there are rich remarkable variations.’ – Cosmos
`… lucid and widely referenced discussion …’ – Ecumene
`… it addresses important issues, notably the symbolic importance of place – not just a site seen in isolation, but significant in the overall context of its society and its symbolic structures – and the role of archaeology in resolving the conflict between traditional cultures and modern society. … I have long felt that archaeology has a role in the `green debate’. … this volume goes a long way t defining that role.’ – Antiquity
