The Handbook of Religions in Ancient Europe

Christensen, Lisbeth Bredholt; Hammer, Olav; Warburton, David

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“…28 I find it a felicitous occurrence that two different approaches to archaeological theory agree on this particular point, although this does not automatically prove its validity. For their respective positions on religion, here used as a broad term encompassing symbolism and belief, see Insoll (2004.79-87, 94-100); for Hodder's position specifically, see Bredholt Christensen, Warburton (2014). 29 Here the authors do not refer to complex symbolic structures, but their observations certainly apply to these even more than on simpler objects.…”

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The swan chariot of a solar deity: Greek narratives and prehistoric iconography

Bilić

2016

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Literary testimonies for the Greek concept of Apollo’s swan chariot and the accompanying set of ideas were often discussed alongside some comparable Central and North European iconographic representations. This study approaches the problem by collating, with a help of structural analysis, a number of highly specific complex prehistoric iconographic arrangements (most notably the Dupljaja chariot), which suggest a similar concept was indeed current in the tradition of some European pre-literate societies. The principles employed here in the iconographic analysis of complex symbolic structures, offered a sound methodological basis for comparing literary with iconographic sources. It is concluded that their underlying muthos represents an account of the annual solar movement in terms of anthropomorphic causation.

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The swan chariot of a solar deity: Greek narratives and prehistoric iconography

Bilić

2016

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“…7 Som naevnt har arkaeologer haevdet, at religionsbegrebet i mange henseender er kunstigt, forstået på den måde at det tager enkeltelementer ud af en kulturel sammenhaeng og kalder dem "religion". 8 Dette er rigtigt og diskuteres også i religionsvidenskaben. Mange danskere stejler over at få at vide, at det voldsomme forbrug, der foregår herhjemme hver december måned, er religiøse handlinger.…”

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Religionsvidenskaben og det arkæologiske materiale

Warmind¹

2015

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“…However, to make the definition of religion more inclusive, recent theoretical advances emphasize religious practices and the materiality of religion over inner belief separated from an action (e.g., Fogelin 2008a, Meyer et al 2010, Fowles 2013, Christensen et al 2013, Baltus and Wilson 2019. As Baltus and Wilson (2019, p. 439)…”

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Creating a Sense of Belonging: Religion and Migration in the Context of the 3^rdMillennium BC Corded Ware Complex in the Eastern and Northern Baltic Sea Region

Ahola

2020

Norwegian Archaeological Review

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Although not often discussed in an archaeological context, religion plays an important role in human migrations by working as an anchor of collective identity and distinction among the migrants. By establishing permanent religious structures -such as burials -the newcomers can also use religion as a tool to indicate an enduring presence in their new homeland. Remarkably, such practices can also be seen among the groups connected with the Corded Ware complex that migrated and settled in the eastern and northern Baltic Sea region roughly 5000 years ago. According to the material remains of the mortuary practices associated with this complex, these people did not travel alone; they carried with them a novel religion. Defined in this paper as a 'steppe-originated religion', this belief system continued mortuary practices known from the Pontic Steppe, while also incorporating material and ritual elements from different regions over the course of time. Despite this syncretism, the core ideas of the religion nevertheless persisted. As these ideas seem to relate to the mixing of past and present generations, as well as the merging of homeland and new land, this religion could have provided much-needed aid and comfort for a people on the move.

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The Handbook of Religions in Ancient Europe

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The swan chariot of a solar deity: Greek narratives and prehistoric iconography

The swan chariot of a solar deity: Greek narratives and prehistoric iconography

Religionsvidenskaben og det arkæologiske materiale

Creating a Sense of Belonging: Religion and Migration in the Context of the 3^rdMillennium BC Corded Ware Complex in the Eastern and Northern Baltic Sea Region

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The swan chariot of a solar deity: Greek narratives and prehistoric iconography

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Creating a Sense of Belonging: Religion and Migration in the Context of the 3rdMillennium BC Corded Ware Complex in the Eastern and Northern Baltic Sea Region

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Creating a Sense of Belonging: Religion and Migration in the Context of the 3^rdMillennium BC Corded Ware Complex in the Eastern and Northern Baltic Sea Region