Mortuary practices and social identities in the Middle Ages
essays in burial archaeology in honour of Heinrich Härke
- ISBN: 9780859898799
- Editorial: Liverpool University Press
- Fecha de la edición: 2013
- Lugar de la edición: Liverpool. Reino Unido
- Encuadernación: Rústica
- Medidas: 24 cm
- Nº Pág.: 320
- Idiomas: Inglés
Building upon Heinrich Harke's influential research on burial archaeology and early medieval migrations, and in particular, his ground-breaking work on the relationship between the theory and practice of burial archaeology, this book sets a new agenda for mortuary archaeology. Using archaeological data, the essays explore how mortuary practices have served in the make-up and expression of medieval social identities.Applying explicit theoretical perspectives to case studies based on a range of European sites (from Scandinavia to Britain, Southern France to the Black Sea), Mortuary Practices and Social Identities in the Middle Ages fulfils the need for a volume that provides accessible material to students, engages with current debates in mortuary archaeology's methods and theories and explores the interpretation of medieval identities through burial data.
