Sökning: "ancestor worship"

Hittade 2 uppsatser innehållade orden ancestor worship.

1. 1. Thresholds to the ancestors : An examination of south-west portals with regards to cult and symbolism

   Master-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Arkeologi

   Författare :Oskar Bransell; [2023]
   Nyckelord :South-west portals; grave cult; ancestor worship; necromancy; doors of the dead ; Viking Age; Sydvästportar; gravkult; förfädersdyrkan; nekromanti; de dödas dörrar ; Vikingatiden;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis examines the relevancy of south-west portals with regards to their potential usage in post-burial ritual activity with particular focus on the deposition of sacrificial offerings. South-west portals are a type of stone constructions found on the edges of mounds and stone settings in eastern central Sweden usually dating to the Viking Age (c. LÄS MER

3. 2. Rituellt stål – symbolik och vidare implikationer för den skandinaviska järnåldern

   Kandidat-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Arkeologi

   Författare :Saga Källgren; [2020]
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   Sammanfattning : The theory of using bonecoal to create steel during the scandinavian iron- and viking-age also came with theories of ancestor worship - through use of ancestor´s bones, fertility - by liking iron-work to childbirth, and the ritual role of iron-smiths - in making that happen. This text endeavors to compare these theories with others and conclude that ancestor worship was a possible motive for grave-robbing or chosing particular animal bones to create steel, but no conclusive evidence for it has been found, nor, indeed for ancestor worship itself. LÄS MER