Field Manual for the Archaeology of Ritual, Religion, and Magic

C. Riley Augé (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

188 Seiten

2024
Berghahn Books (Verlag)
978-1-80539-723-6 (ISBN)

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By bringing together in one place specific objects, materials, and features indicating ritual, religious, or magical belief used by people around the world and through time, this tool will assist archaeologists in identifying evidence of belief-related behaviors and broadening their understanding of how those behaviors may also be seen through less obvious evidential lines. Instruction and templates for recording, typologizing, classifying, and analyzing ritual or magico-religious material culture are also provided to guide researchers in the survey, collection, and cataloging processes. The bulleted formatting and topical range make this a highly accessible work, while providing an incredible wealth of information in a single volume.

C. Riley Augé holds an M.A. in Folklore and Mythology, and a PhD in Anthropology. Her specialized area of research is the archaeology of ritual, religion, and magic, particularly the material expressions of these beliefs. Auge’ currently serves on the governor-appointed Montana State Historic Preservation Review Board to actively engage in state-wide efforts to preserve all aspects of the historical record.

List of Figures

Acknowledgments

Introduction

   The Basics: What Everyone Should Know

Most Common Ritualistic, Religious, and Magical Tropes

Common Attributes of Ritualistic, Religious, and Magical Material Culture

Chapter One: Defining Ritual, Religion, and Magic

   Definitions

   Magical Agency

Chapter Two: Classification and Typology

   Creating classification systems

   Criteria for Identifying Ritual in Archaeological Contexts

Criteria for Identifying Magic in Archaeological Contexts

   Witch Bottle Typology

   Concealed Cat Typology

   Concealed Footwear Typology

Gender and Ascribing Usage

Chapter Three: Ritual, Religion, and Magic Functions and Devices

   Divination

   Fertility

   Healing

Love and Marriage

   Maleficium

   Mortuary

   Propitiation/Immolation

   Protection

   Success

   Treasure Hunting

Chapter Four: Ritual, Religion, and Magic by Ethnicity and Religion

   African/African American

   Ancient World

   Arctic-Subarctic/Pacific Northwest

   Asian

   Australian/South Pacific

   European/American

   Latin/Mesoamerican

Mediterranean/Classical

   Middle Eastern/Indian

   Native American

   Scandinavian

   Buddhism

   Candomblé

   Christianity

   Confucianism

   Daoism

   Hinduism

   Islam

   Jainism

   Judaism

   Mormonism

   Rastafarianism

   Santería-Regla de Ocha

   Shinto

   Sikhism

   Voudou

   Zoroastrianism

Ritual and Magical Practitioners

Chapter Five: Ritual, Religion, and Magic at Particular Site Types

   Ceremonial (feasting, food procurement, initiation, military, political)

   Conflict (battlefields, fortifications, jails/prisons, prisoner camps/detention centers)

   Monumental (burials, cultural markers, guardian statuary, memorials)

   Mortuary (burials, cemeteries, cenotaphs)

   Mundane/Secular (commercial, domestic, institutional, occupational, public)

   Sacred (pilgrimage, religious features, religious structures, sacrifice)

   Underwater (inundated sites, plane wrecks and shipwrecks)

Chapter Six: Ritualistic, Sacred, and Magical Landscapes

   Astronomical Associations and Structures

   Cosmological Modeling

   Culturally Modified Ecofacts (CMEs)

Directional Orientation

Elementals

Flora & Fauna

Geological, Geographical, and Other Natural Markers

Light/Dark

Seasonality

Soundscapes

Travel Corridors

Viewsheds

Vertical/Horizontal Associations

Chapter Seven: Ritualistic, Religious, and Magical Material Culture by Material Type and Attribute

Ceramic

Color

Fauna

Flora

Glass

Metal

Mineral/Lithic/Soil

Numbers

Symbols, Designs, and Images

Textiles and Clothing

Chapter Eight: Sensory Elements in Ritual, Religion, and Magic

Affective

Auditory

Gustatory (Taste)

Olfactory

Tactility/Haptic

Vestibular

Vision

Chapter Nine: Forms and Templates

Burial Site Survey Form

Burial Recordation Form

Conflict and Battlefield Recordation Form

Individual Figurine/Statuary/Figural Vessel Recordation Form

Intentionally Concealed Object (ICO) Recordation Form

Plant Recordation and Collection Form

Quotidian and Occupational Site Recordation Form

Religious, Ceremonial, and Formal Ritual Building Recordation Form

Ritual Landscape Recordation Form

Ritual/Magic Assemblage Recordation Form

Rock Art Recordation Form

Censors

Crosses

Figurines

Chapter Ten: Technologies, Methodologies, and Analyses

   3-D Scanning

Accessibility Analysis

Botanical Analysis

Chemical Residue and DNA Analysis

Geophysical Survey

Mapping

Measuring

Photography

Chapter Eleven: Resources

   Databases

   Researchers

   Museums & Archives

Glossaries

   Glossary of Ritualistic, Religious, and Magical Gems and Other Stones

Glossary of Ritualistic, Religious, and Magical Plants

Glossary of Ritualistic, Religious, and Magical Terms

For Further Reading

Attribute Analysis

Ethnic Studies

Artifact Material Types

   Sensory and Landscape Studies

Mortuary Studies

Ritual and Magic Theory

General Sources

Index

Erscheinungsdatum	12.09.2024
Verlagsort	Oxford
Sprache	englisch
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Esoterik / Spiritualität
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Archäologie
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Weitere Religionen
ISBN-10	1-80539-723-0 / 1805397230
ISBN-13	978-1-80539-723-6 / 9781805397236
Zustand	Neuware