Trance, drums and shamans - facets of the world of the supernatural, which was a significant part of life in prehistoric times. The diverse prehistoric and protohistoric legacies, which archaeology usually understands as "cultic", "ritual" or "magical", bear witness to this. In the same way, messages in wall paintings that are no longer legible today often puzzle researchers and at the same time suggest magical content.
Even much-used, practical objects or significant places for people in our prehistory may have had a cultic-ritual function in addition to their practical one. This book discusses the problematic concept of 'magic' in research. It turns to actors, objects and places that we encounter in prehistoric remains as magical traces.
Group
Books (first-hand)
Author
Zeeb-Lanz, Andrea/Rexmann, Andy
Title
Löwenmenschen und Schamanen. Magie in der Vorgeschichte
Details
Very many bw and colour illustrations, drawings, large format. 112 pp.
State
new
Herder Verlag GmbH Hermann-Herder-Str. 4 79104 Freiburg Deutschland
