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Animal mouthpieces for human properties and indentity - A Scandinavian perspective

Jennbert, Kristina LU orcid (2010) 03. p.39-45
Abstract
Peoples' relations to animals and their various roles took many different expressions in the pre-Christian era. In certain contexts animals had practical functions, but others they also had symbolic values. Domsticated animals were a kind of life style metaphors in grave rituals. Wild animals and transformation between humans and animals in pictorial images signified social identity. The archaeological analysis of pre-Christian use of animals, and the interpretation of relations between humans and animals give a historical background to the later textbased Old Norse mythology.
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subject
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social identity, Animals, life style metaphors, paganism, Old Norse religion, falconry
host publication
Bestial Mirrors. Using animals to construct human identities in Medieval Europe
editor
Kucera, Matthias and Kunst, Günther Karl
volume
03
pages
39 - 45
publisher
VIAS. Vienna Institute for Archaeological Science, Vienna University
ISBN
978-3-200-01895-2
language
English
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yes
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933eb3ed-9f18-4260-9991-0ff07395d481 (old id 1770537)
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2016-04-04 10:20:37
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  abstract     = {{Peoples' relations to animals and their various roles took many different expressions in the pre-Christian era. In certain contexts animals had practical functions, but others they also had symbolic values. Domsticated animals were a kind of life style metaphors in grave rituals. Wild animals and transformation between humans and animals in pictorial images signified social identity. The archaeological analysis of pre-Christian use of animals, and the interpretation of relations between humans and animals give a historical background to the later textbased Old Norse mythology.}},
  author       = {{Jennbert, Kristina}},
  booktitle    = {{Bestial Mirrors. Using animals to construct human identities in Medieval Europe}},
  editor       = {{Kucera, Matthias and Kunst, Günther Karl}},
  isbn         = {{978-3-200-01895-2}},
  keywords     = {{social identity; Animals; life style metaphors; paganism; Old Norse religion; falconry}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  pages        = {{39--45}},
  publisher    = {{VIAS. Vienna Institute for Archaeological Science, Vienna University}},
  title        = {{Animal mouthpieces for human properties and indentity - A Scandinavian perspective}},
  url          = {{https://lup.lub.lu.se/search/files/5516563/8831449.pdf}},
  volume       = {{03}},
  year         = {{2010}},
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