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Elements of Continuity : Stone Cult in the Maltese Islands by George Azzopardi (2017, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherArchaeopress
ISBN-101784916951
ISBN-139781784916954
eBay Product ID (ePID)239662608
Product Key Features
Number of Pages106 Pages
Publication NameElements of Continuity : Stone Cult in the Maltese Islands
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2017
SubjectArchaeology
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaSocial Science
AuthorGeorge Azzopardi
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.2 in
Item Weight7.5 Oz
Item Length8.3 in
Item Width5.8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2017-303961
Dewey Edition23
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal937/.85
Table Of ContentPreface; 1.0 Introduction; 1.1 Aims and methodology; 1.2 Defining and identifying sacred stones; 1.3 Earliest known literary and iconographic evidence; 2.0 Stone cult in prehistoric Malta and Gozo; 2.1 Aniconic cults in relation to figurine-based cults in prehistoric Malta; 3.0 Tripillar shrines or altars; 4.0 Betyl amulets?; 5.0 More betyls from Tas-Silg; 6.0 Stone worship at Ras il-Wardija, in Gozo; 7.0 A pair of 'twin' betyls; 8.0 A gilded betyl in the temple of Proserpina at Mtarfa; 9.0 Conclusion; Appendix I; Appendix II; Appendix III; Appendix IV; Bibliography; General Index
SynopsisThe stones dealt with in this study are non-figural (or aniconic) or, sometimes, semi-figural. They come from ritual contexts and, as such, act as a material representation of divine presence in their role as betyls. The Maltese islands are presented as a case study to demonstrate the phenomenon of continuity through a study of these stones., Stones can serve an infinite array of functions both when they are worked and when they are left in a 'raw' state. Depending on their function, stones can also be meaningful objects especially when they act as vehicles of ideas or instruments of representation. And it is, therefore, in their functional context, that the meaning of stones can be best grasped. The stones dealt with in this study are non-figural (or aniconic) or, sometimes, semi-figural. They come from ritual contexts and, as such, act as a material representation of divine presence in their role as betyls. But it is not mainly the representational aspect of these stones that this study seeks to highlight. As material representations of divine presence that are also worshipped, these particular stones form part of a phenomenon that seems to know no geographical or temporal boundaries. They are of a universal character. It is this universal character of theirs that seems to qualify these stones as elements forming part of the phenomenon of continuity: continuity across different cultures and in different places along several centuries. It is this phenomenon which this study seeks to highlight through a study of these stones. The Maltese islands are presented as a case study to demonstrate the phenomenon of continuity through a study of these stones. Worship of stones in representation of divine presence is found on the Maltese islands since prehistoric times. But the practice survived several centuries under different cultures represented by unknown communities during the islands' prehistory and the Phoenicians / Carthaginians and the Romans in early historic times.
LC Classification NumberDG989.5
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